Anodyne

PCPA
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
Physical properties
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199.63 g/mol [1]
AppearanceCrystals from methanol [1]
Melting point238-240 °C [1]
-0.5 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C9H10ClNO2 [1]
2-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)propanoic acid [1]
C1=CC(=CC=C1CC(C(=O)O)N)Cl [1]
InChI=1S/C9H10ClNO2/c10-7-3-1-6(2-4-7)5-8(11)9(12)13/h1-4,8H,5,11H2,(H,12,13) [1]
InChIKeyNIGWMJHCCYYCSF-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Fenclonine

Fenclonine (also known as 4-Chloro-DL-phenylalanine, 4-Chlorophenylalanine, Fenclonin, Fenchlonine, p-Chlorophenylalanine, PCPA, para-Chlorophenylalanine, Fenclonina, 3-(p-Chlorophenyl)alanine or CP-10188) is a tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor substance of the amino acid class.

Chemistry

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Fenclonine is a racemic mixture of the

Stereoisomers
(R)-FenclonineGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)
(S)-FenclonineGenerated by the Chemistry Development Kit (http://github.com/cdk)

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References []

  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 4652, Fenclonine. Accessed July 21, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/4652