C9H13NO
151.21 g/mol
APIWarning
Phenylpropanolamine
CAS14838-15-4EC211-850-9
Category
API
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
(-)-Norephedrine is an alkaloid and a stereoisomer of phenylpropanolamine. It is structurally related to amphetamine and serves as a plant metabolite.
raw material for nasal decongestant formulationsraw material for cold and diet tabletscompound used in veterinary treatment of urinary incontinence
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CAS 14838-15-4
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for Phenylpropanolamine (CAS 14838-15-4) is 2939.44.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2939.44
EU CN code (8-digit)
2939 44 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(1R,2S)-2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
InChIKey
DLNKOYKMWOXYQA-CBAPKCEASA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H]([C@@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)N
Synonyms (55)
- Phenylpropanolamina [INN-Spanish]
- Phenylpropanolamine (INN)
- Phenylpropanolaminum [INN-Latin]
- Selegiline EP Impurity C (Free Base)
- Selegiline Hydrochloride EP Impurity C
- (-)-Norephedrin
- (1R,2S)-Norephedrine
- (1R,2S)-PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE
- (R,S)-(-)-Norephedrine
- 1-(-)-ephedrine
- 1-norephedrine
- 2-amino-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
- Fansia
- Fansia (TN)
- Fenilpropanolamina
- Fenilpropanolamina [Italian]
- Mucron
- Mydriatin
- Norephedrine
- Norpseudoephedrine
- PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE [MART.]
- PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE, L-
- PPA [Nasal Decongestant]
- Phenylfenesin
- Phenylpropanolamina
- Phenylpropanolamine (VAN)
- Phenylpropanolamine 1534
- Phenylpropanolaminum
- Propadrine
- Rhindecon
- Rinexin
- Super Odrinex
- USAF CS-6
- dl-Phenylpropanolamine
- erythro-(1R,2S)-Norephedrine
- l-Norephedrine
- l-Phenylpropanolamine
- phenylpropanolamine