Anodyne

Ephedrine
Ephedrine
Esters
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Ephedrine acetate
Ephedrine acetate
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Conformer structure via JSmol
Physical properties
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165.23 g/mol [1]
0.9 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C10H15NO [1]
(1S,2R)-2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol [1]
C[C@H]([C@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NC [1]
InChI=1S/C10H15NO/c1-8(11-2)10(12)9-6-4-3-5-7-9/h3-8,10-12H,1-2H3/t8-,10-/m1/s1 [1]
InChIKeyKWGRBVOPPLSCSI-PSASIEDQSA-N [1]
Oral
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Threshold1 - 2 tablets
Light2 - 10 tablets
Common10 - 25 tablets
Strong25 - 50 tablets
Heavy50 - 75 tablets
Statistically derived dosages by Sernyl

Ephedrine

Ephedrine (also known as d-Ephedrine, (+)-Ephedrine, L-(+)-Ephedrine, racephedrine, (+)-Ephedrin, (+)-(1s,2r)-ephedrine, (+)-Ephedrine anhydrous, (+-)-Ephedrine, Ephedrine, (+)- or Racephedrine) is a sympathomimetic substance of the phenylethanolamine class.

Chemistry

Salts and Esters []

Ephedrine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride, hemihydrate, sulfate and tartrate salts

or its ester.

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(RS)-Ephedrine is a racemic mixture of the optical stereoisomers

See also []