Pharmaceutical compound
2-Phenylmorpholine (code name PAL-632 ) is the parent compound of the substituted phenylmorpholine class of compounds .[ 1] Examples of 2-phenylmorpholine derivatives (i.e., substituted phenylmorpholines) include phenmetrazine (3-methyl-2-phenylmorpholine), phendimetrazine ((2S ,3S )-3,4-dimethyl-2-phenylmorpholine), and pseudophenmetrazine ((2RS ,3SR )-3-methyl-2-phenylmorpholine), which are monoamine releasing agents (MRAs) and psychostimulants .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4] 2-Phenylmorpholine itself is a potent norepinephrine–dopamine releasing agent (NDRA) and hence may act as a stimulant similarly.[ 5]
Monoamine release of 2-phenylmorpholine and related agents (EC50 Tooltip Half maximal effective concentration , nM)
Compound
NE Tooltip Norepinephrine
DA Tooltip Dopamine
5-HT Tooltip Serotonin
Ref
Phenethylamine
10.9
39.5
>10,000
[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Dextroamphetamine
6.6–10.2
5.8–24.8
698–1,765
[ 9] [ 10] [ 8] [ 11]
Dextromethamphetamine
12.3–14.3
8.5–40.4
736–1,292
[ 9] [ 12] [ 8] [ 11]
2-Phenylmorpholine
79
86
20,260
[ 5]
Phenmetrazine
29–50.4
70–131
7,765–>10,000
[ 4] [ 8] [ 13] [ 5]
Phendimetrazine
>10,000
>10,000
>100,000
[ 4] [ 8] [ 11]
Pseudophenmetrazine
514
>10,000 (RI )
>10,000
[ 4]
Notes: The smaller the value, the more strongly the drug releases the neurotransmitter. The assays were done in rat brain synaptosomes and human potencies may be different. See also Monoamine releasing agent § Activity profiles for a larger table with more compounds. Refs: [ 2] [ 3]
References
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DRAs Tooltip Dopamine releasing agents
NRAs Tooltip Norepinephrine releasing agents
SRAs Tooltip Serotonin releasing agents
Others
Phenethylamines Amphetamines Phentermines Cathinones Phenylisobutylamines (and further-extended) Catecholamines (and close relatives) Cyclized phenethylamines
Phenylalkylpyrrolidines 2-Benzylpiperidines (phenidates ) Phenylmorpholines (phenmetrazines) Phenyloxazolamines (aminorexes) Isoquinolines andtetrahydroisoquinolines 2-Aminoindanes 2-Aminotetralins Others / unsorted
1-Aminomethylindanes (e.g., 2CB-Ind , AMMI , bromojimscaline , jimscaline )
2-ADN
2-Benzhydrylpyrrolidine
2C-B-5-hemiFLY-α6 (BNAP)
2C-B-PYR
2CBecca
2CJP
2CLisaB
2CLisaH
3-Benzhydrylmorpholine
3-Phenylpiperidines (e.g., 3-phenylpiperidine , 3-PPP , OSU-6162 (PNU-96391) , LPH-5 , LPH-48 , Z3517967757 (Z7757) )
6-AB
AL-1095
Aminochromes (e.g., adrenochrome , adrenolutin )
Benzazepines (e.g., fenoldopam , lorcaserin , SCHEMBL5334361 )
Benzocyclobutenes (e.g., 2CBCB-NBOMe , bromotomscaline , S33005 , TCB-2 , tomscaline )
Benzoxepins (e.g., BBOX , IBOX , TFMBOX )
Butyltolylquinuclidine
Camfetamine
Cypenamine (trans -2-phenylcyclopentylamine)
Diphenidine
Diphenylprolinol
DMBMPP
Ergolines (e.g., LSD )
Fencamfamin
GYKI-52895
HDMP-29
Ivabradine
Methoxphenidine
Methylmorphenate
Milnacipran
MT-45
2-Naphthylamine
Org 6582
Partial ergolines (e.g., NDTDI , RU-27849 , DEIMDHPCA , DEMPDHPCA , DEMPDHPCA-2C-D , RU-27251 )
PF-592,379
Phenylcyclopropylamines (e.g., DMCPA , TMT , tranylcypromine )
Phenylpiracetams (e.g., phenylpiracetam , MRZ-9547 , RGPU-95 )
Pyridopyrroloquinoxalines (e.g., lumateperone , deulumateperone , IHCH-7079 , IHCH-7086 , IHCH-7113 , ITI-1549 )
Tetrahydrobenzopyranylamines (e.g., CT-5126 )
Tolazoline
Tricyclics (e.g., AMDA , AMDH , benzoctamine , dizocilpine , SpAMDA )
ZC-B
Related compounds
2-Furylethylamine
2-Pyrrolylethylamine
3-Pyrrolylethylamine
3-Pyrrolylpropylamine
2-Tetrahydrofurylethylamine
4-Benzylpiperidine
7-AB
Alkylamines (e.g., 1,3-DMBA Tooltip 1,3-dimethylbutylamine , 1,4-DMAA Tooltip 1,4-dimethylamylamine , heptaminol , iproheptine , isometheptene , methylhexanamine/1,3-DMAA , octodrine , oenethyl , tuaminoheptane )
Benzylamines (e.g., benzylamine , α-methylbenzylamine , MDM1EA , ALPHA , M-ALPHA , pargyline )
Benzylpiperazines (e.g., benzylpiperazine , MDBZP , fipexide )
Cyclohexylaminopropanes (e.g., propylhexedrine , norpropylhexedrine )
Cyclopentylaminopropanes (e.g., isocyclamine , cyclopentamine )
Phenoxyethylamines (e.g., 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenoxyethylamine , CT-4719 , ORG-37684 )
Phenylalkenylamines (e.g., phenylbutenamine )
Phenylalkynylamines (e.g., phenylbutynamine )
Phenylpiperazines (e.g., 1-phenylpiperazine , mCPP Tooltip meta-chlorophenylpiperazine , TFMPP Tooltip trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine , oMPP Tooltip ortho-methylphenylpiperazine , pFPP Tooltip para-fluorophenylpiperazine , pMeOPP Tooltip para-methoxyphenylpiperazine )
Phenylpropylamines (e.g., phenylpropylamine , homo-MDA , homo-MDMA )
Thienylaminopropanes (thiopropamines) (e.g., thiopropamine , methiopropamine , thiothinone )