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A-040

Aminorex solution

1.0 mg/mL in acetonitrile, ampule of 1 mL, certified reference material, Cerilliant®

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H10N2O
CAS Number:
2207-50-3
Molecular Weight:
162.19
UNSPSC Code:
41116107

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InChI

1S/C9H10N2O/c10-9-11-6-8(12-9)7-4-2-1-3-5-7/h1-5,8H,6H2,(H2,10,11)

InChI key

SYAKTDIEAPMBAL-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

NC1=NCC(O1)c2ccccc2

grade

certified reference material

form

liquid

feature

SNAP-N-SPIKE®. SNAP-N-SHOOT®

packaging

ampule of 1 mL

manufacturer/tradename

Cerilliant®

drug control

Narcotic Licence Schedule B (Switzerland); psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IV (Portugal); Pszichotróp anyag / Psychotropic Substance (Hungary), 78/2022. (XII. 28.) BM rendelet, kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland

concentration

1.0 mg/mL in acetonitrile

technique(s)

gas chromatography (GC): suitable, liquid chromatography (LC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

General description

An analytical reference standard suitable for use in LC/MS or GC/MS methods for clinical toxicology, forensic analysis, urine drug testing, or pharmaceutical research applications. Aminorex is an anorectic stimulant drug and appetite suppressant marketed under the names Menocil and Apiquel®. The drug was retired from the market after it was found to cause pulmonary hypertension.

Legal Information

Apiquel is a registered trademark of Puricorp Holdings LLC
CERILLIANT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
Snap-N-Shoot is a registered trademark of Cerilliant Corporation
Snap-N-Spike is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
German
Dieses Produkt fällt unter das Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG). Für eine Bestellung dieses Produktes ist eine Erlaubnis nach § 3 BtMG zwingend erforderlich, es sei denn, es greift eine Ausnahme von der Erlaubnispflicht nach § 4 oder § 26 BtMG.

English
This product is subject to the German Narcotics Act. A permit under Section 3 of the German Narcotics Act is mandatory for ordering this product unless an exemption from the permit requirement under Section 4 or Section 26 of the German Narcotics Act applies.

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E D Michelakis et al.
The American journal of the medical sciences, 321(4), 292-299 (2001-04-20)
Anorectic drugs have been used for more than 30 years as an aid in weight reduction for obese persons. The use of aminorex, an amphetamine analog that increases norepinephrine levels in the central nervous system, led to an epidemic of
Alexander M Walker et al.
American heart journal, 152(3), 521-526 (2006-08-23)
Reports have linked anorexigen intake to an increased risk of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). With the rise in anorexigen use in the latter half of the last decade, we established a surveillance network within the United States to monitor temporal
Elisabetta Bertol et al.
Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis, 55(5), 1186-1189 (2011-05-03)
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that as of October 2010, 79% of all cocaine seized in the United States contained levamisole. The equine conversion of levamisole to aminorex has been demonstrated. However, the metabolic fate of levamisole in humans
Aminorex to fen/phen: an epidemic foretold.
A P Fishman
Circulation, 99(1), 156-161 (1999-01-13)
S P Gaine et al.
Chest, 118(5), 1496-1497 (2000-11-18)
Pulmonary hypertension has been associated with ingestion of the appetite suppressant aminorex. A similar compound, 4-methyl-aminorex (street names, "U-4-E-uh" [pronounced euphoria] or "ice"), is a "designer" drug with central stimulant activity. This drug was discovered on the property of three
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