''N''-Methylspiperone (NMSP) is a derivate of
spiperone
Spiperone (Spiroperidol; brand name: Spiropitan ( JP)) is a typical antipsychotic and research chemical belonging to the butyrophenone chemical class. It is licensed for clinical use in Japan as a treatment for schizophrenia. Additionally, spip ...
that is used to study the
dopamine and
serotonin neurotransmitter systems. Labeled with the radioisotope
carbon-11
Carbon (6C) has 15 known isotopes, from to , of which and are stable. The longest-lived radioisotope is , with a half-life of years. This is also the only carbon radioisotope found in nature—trace quantities are formed cosmogenically by ...
, it can be used for
positron emission tomography.
References
Dopamine antagonists
Piperidines
Lactams
Fluoroarenes
Spiro compounds
Aromatic ketones
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