Tinofedrine

Tinofedrine
Clinical data
Other namesNovocebrin; D-8955; D8955; N-(3,3-Di-3-thienyl)-2-propenyl)norephedrine; (1R,2S)-β-Hydroxy-N-(3,3-di-3-thienyl)-2-propenyl)amphetamine
Drug classSympathomimetic; Cerebral vasodilator
Identifiers
  • (1R,2S)-2-[3,3-di(thiophen-3-yl)prop-2-enylamino]-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.060.415
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC20H21NOS2
Molar mass355.51 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • C[C@@H]([C@@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NCC=C(C2=CSC=C2)C3=CSC=C3
  • InChI=1S/C20H21NOS2/c1-15(20(22)16-5-3-2-4-6-16)21-10-7-19(17-8-11-23-13-17)18-9-12-24-14-18/h2-9,11-15,20-22H,10H2,1H3/t15-,20-/m0/s1
  • Key:JQSHEDRVRBSFCZ-YWZLYKJASA-N

Tinofedrine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name; developmental code name D-8955, proposed brand name Novocebrin), also known as N-(3,3-di-3-thienyl)-2-propenyl)norephedrine, is a sympathomimetic and cerebral vasodilator of the amphetamine family which was never marketed. It is a derivative of norephedrine and an analogue of related agents like oxyfedrine, buphenine (nylidrin), and isoxsuprine. The drug was first described in the literature by 1978.