C10H15NO
165.23 g/mol
APIWarning
D-Pseudoephedrine
CAS90-82-4EC202-018-6
Category
API
Compound Class
Amine
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
d-Pseudoephedrine is a sympathomimetic compound used as a pharmaceutical raw material for nasal decongestant products. It is the active ingredient in medications like Sudafed and is structurally related to ephedrine.
pharmaceutical raw material for nasal decongestant manufacturingactive pharmaceutical ingredient in over-the-counter decongestant formulations
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Controlled substances
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Relevant lists:CN Precursor Chemicals Cat.1UN 1988 Convention Table I PrecursorsUS DEA List I Chemicals
CAS 90-82-4
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H312Harmful in contact with skin
H315Causes skin irritation
H317May cause an allergic skin reaction
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H332Harmful if inhaled
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for D-Pseudoephedrine (CAS 90-82-4) is 2939.42.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2939.42
EU CN code (8-digit)
2939 42 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
(1S,2S)-2-(methylamino)-1-phenylpropan-1-ol
InChIKey
KWGRBVOPPLSCSI-WCBMZHEXSA-N
SMILES
C[C@@H]([C@H](C1=CC=CC=C1)O)NC
Synonyms (48)
- Pseudoefedrina [INN-Spanish]
- Pseudoephedrine (INN)
- Pseudoephedrinum [INN-Latin]
- (+)-(1S,2S)-Pseudoephedrine
- (+)-threo-Ephedrine
- (I)-Ephedrin
- Acunaso
- Acunaso (TN)
- Besan
- Ephedrine Threo
- Isoephedrine
- Isoephedrine, d-
- Neodurasina
- Neodurasina (TN)
- PSEUDOEPHEDRINE [MART.]
- Pseudoefedrina
- Pseudoephedrine D-
- Pseudoephedrine Ephedrine
- Pseudoephedrine d-form
- Pseudoephedrine, (+)-
- Pseudoephedrine, DL-
- Pseudoephedrine, L-(+)-
- Pseudoephedrinum
- Psi-ephedrin
- Psi-ephedrine
- Sudafed
- Threo Isomer of Ephedrine
- d-Isoephedrine
- d-Pseudoephedrine
- d-Pseudoephedrine base
- d-psi-Ephedrine
- dl-pseudoephedrine
- ephedrine-(racemic)
- pseudophedrine sulphate
- trans-Ephedrine