Hydroxyphenamate
Chemical compound
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Hydroxyphenamate or oxyfenamate (trade name Listica) is a sedative and anxiolytic drug of the carbamate class which is no longer marketed in the US. Like other carbamate sedatives, it is chemically related to meprobamate (Miltown). It was introduced to the US market in 1961. The dosage for adults is 200 mg 3 to 4 times daily.[2]
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| Trade names | Listica |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.000.016 |
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| Formula | C11H15NO3 |
| Molar mass | 209.245 g·mol−1 |
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Synthesis
The reaction of propiophenone (1) with cyanide gives 2-hydroxy-2-phenylbutanenitrile (2).[3][4] Acid hydrolysis of the nitrile to a carboxylic acid gives 2-hydroxy-2-phenylbutanoic acid (3). The reduction by hydride of the acid to the alcohol gives 2-phenyl-1,2-butanediol (4). For the final step in the synthesis, treatment with ethyl chloroformate followed by addition of aqueous ammonia gave the carbamate, and hence hydroxyphenamate (5).
