levopropoxyphene Chemical Properties

Melting point:

75-76°

alpha 

D25 -68.2° (c = 0.6 in chloroform)

Boiling point:

444.0±45.0 °C(Predicted)

Density 

1.038±0.06 g/cm3(Predicted)

pka

9.19±0.28(Predicted)

Safety Information

Hazardous Substances Data

2338-37-6(Hazardous Substances Data)

levopropoxyphene Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Antitussive.

Definition

ChEBI: Levopropoxyphene is a 1-benzyl-3-(dimethylamino)-2-methyl-1-phenylpropyl propanoate. It has a role as an antitussive. It is an enantiomer of a dextropropoxyphene.

brand name

Novrad(Lilly).

Biological Functions

Levopropoxyphene is the L-isomer of the analgesic agonist dextropropoxyphene. Levopropoxyphene is only mildly antitussive and is rarely used. It has no CNS effects. Side effects include dizziness and nausea. It is available as the napsylate derivative (Novrad) and is taken orally in the form of a liquid or less frequently as a capsule.

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