Fenpentadiol

Fenpentadiol

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-methyl-pentane-2,4-diol
CAS Number	15687-18-0
PubChem (CID)	85896
ChemSpider	77482
UNII	BLO7300903
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2106273
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H17ClO2
Molar mass	228.72 g/mol

Fenpentadiol (INN) (brand names Tredum, Trefenum; developmental code name Rd-292), also known as phenpentanediol, is a drug described as a tranquilizer and antidepressant that was formerly marketed in Europe.^[1][2] It also has stimulant, sedative, and anxiolytic effects, with the latter two occurring only at higher doses.^[3][4]

The following literature incidence of the fenpentadiol has been found and quoted:

In three articles the properties of a new psychotropic agent from the series of araliphatic alcohols — phenpentanediol (CXV) — were described (477-479). It is not easy to place this substance anywhere in the pharmacodynamic system of psychotropic agents: on the one hand it potentiates the barbiturate narcosis, on the other it increases motility and exploratory activity in mice and potentiates the effects of amphetamine.

— Farmaco. Edizione Scientifica. 1974. p. 90.

References

1. J. Elks (14 November 2014). The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data: Chemical Data, Structures and Bibliographies. Springer. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-1-4757-2085-3.
2. O'Neil, Maryadele J. (2001). The Merck index: an encyclopedia of chemicals, drugs, and biologicals. Rahway, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories. ISBN 0-911910-13-1.
3. Ginet J, Levy JC, Rolland D (January 1971). "[Psychotropic activity under the influence of fenpentadiol]". Arzneimittel-Forschung (in German). 21 (1): 1–8. PMID 4396676.
4. Heinzelman, Richard Voorhees (1972). Cornelius K. Cain, ed. Academic Press. p. 316. ISBN 0-12-040507-5 https://books.google.com/books?id=52joNWUvZakC&lpg=PA11&as_brr=3&pg=PA11#v=onepage. Missing or empty |title= (help)