Octamoxin
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| Preferred IUPAC name
1-Methylheptylhydrazine[citation needed] | |
| Systematic IUPAC name
Octan-2-ylhydrazine[1] | |
| Identifiers | |
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| Properties | |
Chemical formula
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C8H20N2 |
| Molar mass | 144.262 g·mol−1 |
| Density | 0.831 g/mL |
| Boiling point | 228 °C (442 °F; 501 K) |
| Pharmacology | |
Routes of
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Oral |
| Related compounds | |
Related compounds
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Tuaminoheptane |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Octamoxin (trade names Ximaol, Nimaol), also known as 2-octylhydrazine, is an irreversible and nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine class that was used as an antidepressant in the 1960s but is now no longer marketed.[2][3][4][5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Octamoxin - Compound Summary". USA: National Center for Biotechnology Information. 26 March 2005. Identification and Related Records. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^ Ganellin, C. R.; Triggle, David J. (21 November 1996). Dictionary of pharmacological agents - Google Books. ISBN 9780412466304.
- ^ "13-06781. Octamoxin [Archived]: The Merck Index".
- ^ Levy J, Michel-Ber E (1966). "[Relations between the antidepressive effects of octamoxine revealed by 3 pharmacological tests and inhibition of cerebral monoamine oxidase in mice]". Thérapie (in French). 21 (4): 929–45. PMID 5925088.
- ^ Gayral L, Stern H, Puyuelo R (1966). "[Indications and results of the treatment of mental depression by octamoxine (ximaol)]". Thérapie (in French). 21 (5): 1183–90. PMID 5976767.
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