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 |  | O-Desmethylvenlafaxine Basic information |  
  
 |  | O-Desmethylvenlafaxine Chemical Properties |  
 | Melting point  | 208-213°C |  | Boiling point  | 403.8±25.0 °C(Predicted) |  | density  | 1.115±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted) |  | Fp  | 9℃ |  | storage temp.  | 2-8°C |  | solubility  | insoluble in EtOH; ≥13.2 mg/mL in DMSO; ≥2.45 mg/mL in EtOH |  | form  | neat |  | pka | 10.04±0.26(Predicted) |  | InChIKey | KYYIDSXMWOZKMP-UHFFFAOYSA-N |  | LogP | 0.33 at 25℃ and pH6 |  
  
 |  | O-Desmethylvenlafaxine Usage And Synthesis |  
 | Description | Desvenlafaxine is a new member of the SNRI class of antidepressants.
It is marketed as an extended release tablet for once-daily oral treatment
of MDD in adult patients. Desvenlafaxine (O-desmethylvenlafaxine) is
the major active metabolite of the previously marketed antidepressant
venlafaxine (Effexor). Similar to venlafaxine, desvenlafaxine is a more
potent inhibitor of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake (IC50=47 and
531 nM, respectively) than that of dopamine (62% inhibition at 100 mM)
in in vitro studies. It does not have significant in vitro affinity for other
neurotransmitter reporters such as a1-adrenergic, H1-histaminergic,
or muscarine-cholinergic receptors. Desvenlafaxine is marketed as a
racemic mixture. Specific pharmacological properties of the enantiomers
of desvenlafaxine have not been reported. |  | Chemical Properties | White Solid |  | Originator | Wyeth (United States) |  | Uses | A metabolite of Venlafaxine, a selective serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. Used as an antidepressant |  | Uses | A metabolite of Venlafaxine (V120000), a selective serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). Used as an antidepressant. |  | Uses | a metabolite of Venlafaxine .;Labeled Venlafaxine, intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of Venlafaxine by GC- or LC-mass spectrometry. |  | Definition | ChEBI: A tertiary amino compound that is N,N-dimethylethanamine substituted at position 1 by a 1-hydroxycyclohexyl and 4-hydroxyphenyl group. It is a metabolite of the drug venlafaxine. |  | Brand name | Pristiq |  | General Description | An analytical reference standard applicable for use as starting material in calibrators or controls for a variety of LC/MS or GC/MS applications such as urine drug testing, forensic analysis, or clinical toxicology. Also known as desvenlafaxine, O-desmethylvenlafaxine is an SNRI antidepressant marketed under the trade name Pristiq? for the treatment of depression. O-desmethylvenlafaxine is also a major urinary metabolite of venlafaxine, an SNRI antidepressant sold as Effexor? or Efexor and used to treat major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and other anxiety disorders associated with depression. |  | Synthesis | Desvenlafaxine is chemically derived from 4-benzyloxyphenylacetic acid, by first converting to the acid chloride with oxalyl chloride and then condensing with dimethylamine to produce the corresponding N,N-dimethyl amide. Deprotonation of the amide with butyllithium, followed by condensation with cyclohexanone gives a b-hydroxyamide intermediate, which is reduced with alane, and debenzylated by using palladium on carbon and 1,4-cyclohexadiene to produce desvenlafaxine. |  
  
 |  | O-Desmethylvenlafaxine Preparation Products And Raw materials |  
  
 
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