N,O-Dimethyl-4-(2-naphthyl)piperidine-3-carboxylate
Chemical compound
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N,O-Dimethyl-4β-(2-naphthyl)piperidine-3β-carboxylate (DMNPC) is a piperidine based stimulant drug which is synthesised from arecoline. It is similar to nocaine in chemical structure, and has two and a half times more activity than cocaine as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor. However it is also a potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor, with similar affinity to fluoxetine.[1] DMNPC racemate has been sold online as a designer drug since late 2024.
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| Formula | C18H21NO2 |
| Molar mass | 283.371 g·mol−1 |
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DMNPC has four stereoisomers, each of which has different binding affinities, with the 3S,4S enantiomer having the highest overall activity. The 3R,4S enantiomer demonstrates the highest selectivity for 5-HTT.
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| Stereochemistry | 5HT | DA | NE | |||
| 3S,4S | 7.6 | 21 | 34 | |||
| 3R,4S | 42 | 947 | 241 | |||
| 3R,4R | 192 | 87 | 27 | |||
| 3S,4R | 12 | 271 | 38 | |||
In animal studies, DMNPC exhibits similar potency as fluoxetine, but with greater activity for DAT and NET. N-Demethylation of DMNPC has shown to produce a 3-fold increase in potency for 5-HTT.[1]
Synthesis
A racemic mixture of DMNPC can be synthesized from freebase arecoline in a grignard reaction with 2-naphthylmagnesium bromide. Further reactions and separation methods can be used to produce enantiomerically pure products.[1]
A substantially simpler method that ablates the carbomethoxy ester substituent has been demonstrated by D. Koch.[2]