Levopropoxyphene
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Levopropoxyphene |
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| Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
| [(2R,3S)-4-dimethylamino-3-methyl- 1,2-diphenyl-butan-2-yl]propanoate |
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| PubChem | 200742 |
| Chemical data | |
| Formula | C22H29NO2 |
| Molar mass | 339.471 |
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Levopropoxyphene is an antitussive.
It is an optical isomer of Dextropropoxyphene. The racemic mixture is called Propoxyphene. Only the dextro-isomer (Dextropropoxyphene) has an analgesic effect; the levo-isomer appears to exert only an antitussive effect.
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