Clofenciclan (Chlorphencyclan; Tonquil, Vesitan) is a
dopamine
Dopamine (DA, a contraction of 3,4-dihydroxyphenethylamine) is a neuromodulatory molecule that plays several important roles in cells. It is an organic compound, organic chemical of the catecholamine and phenethylamine families. Dopamine const ...
-releasing agent developed by Boehringer & Soehne in the 1950s.
It proved unpopular as a treatment because of its pronounced
stimulant
Stimulants (also often referred to as psychostimulants or colloquially as uppers) is an overarching term that covers many drugs including those that increase activity of the central nervous system and the body, drugs that are pleasurable and inv ...
activity.
See also
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Arylcyclohexylamine
References
Stimulants
Ethers
Chloroarenes
Norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents
Diethylamino compounds
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