| Title:  Fluoxetine CAS Registry Number:  54910-89-3 CAS Name:  N-Methyl-g-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]benzenepropanamine Additional Names:  (±)-N-methyl-3-phenyl-3-[(a,a,a-trifluoro-p-tolyl)oxy]propylamine;  dl-N-methyl-3-(p-trifluoromethylphenoxy)-3-phenylpropylamine Molecular Formula:  C17H18F3NO Molecular Weight:  309.33 Percent Composition:  C 66.01%, H 5.87%, F 18.43%, N 4.53%, O 5.17% Literature References:  Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).  Prepn:  B. B. Malloy, K. K. Schmiegel, DE 2500110; eidem, US 4314081 (1975, 1982 both to Lilly).  Pharmacology:  D. T. Wong et al., Life Sci. 15, 471 (1974).  GC determn in plasma:  J. F. Nash et al., Clin. Chem. 28, 2100 (1982).  Series of articles on clinical pharmacology and therapeutic efficacy in depression:  J. Clin. Psychiatry 46, Suppl. 3(2), 2-67 (1985).  Toxicity data:  P. Stark et al., ibid. 7.  Clinical trial in bulimia nervosa:  D. J. Goldstein et al., Br. J. Psychiatry 166, 660 (1995); in obsessive-compulsive disorder:  J. J. Lopez-Ibor, Jr. et al., Eur. Neuropsychopharmacol. 6, 111 (1996).  Veterinary trial in canine aggression:  N. H. Dodman et al., J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 209, 1585 (1996).  Comprehensive description:  D. S. Risley, R. J. Bopp, Anal. Profiles Drug Subs. 19, 193-219 (1990).  Review of clinical experience:  P. E. Stokes, A. Holtz, Clin. Ther. 19, 1135-1250 (1997); in premenstrual dysphoric disorder:  S. Romano et al., Clin. Ther. 21, 615 (1999).   Derivative Type:  Hydrochloride  CAS Registry Number:  59333-67-4 Manufacturers' Codes:  LY-110140 Trademarks:  Adofen (Ferrer);  Fluctin (Lilly);  Fluoxeren (Menarini);  Fontex (Lilly);  Foxetin (Gador);  Lovan (Lilly);  Prozac (Lilly);  Reneuron (Juste);  Sarafem (Lilly) Molecular Formula:  C17H18F3NO.HCl Molecular Weight:  345.79 Percent Composition:  C 59.05%, H 5.54%, F 16.48%, N 4.05%, O 4.63%, Cl 10.25% Properties:  White to off-white crystalline solid.  mp 158.4-158.9°.  Soly (mg/ml):  methanol, ethanol >100; acetone, acetonitrile, chloroform 33-100; dichloromethane 5-10; ethyl acetate 2-2.5; toluene, cyclohexane, hexane 0.5-0.67.  Maximum soly in water:  14 mg/ml.  uv max (methanol) 227, 264, 268, 275 nm (E1%1cm 372.0, 29.2, 29.3, 21.5).  LD50 in mice, rats (mg/kg):  248, 452 orally (Stark). Melting point:  mp 158.4-158.9° Absorption maximum:  uv max (methanol) 227, 264, 268, 275 nm (E1%1cm 372.0, 29.2, 29.3, 21.5) Toxicity data:  LD50 in mice, rats (mg/kg):  248, 452 orally (Stark)   Derivative Type:  Oxalate  Molecular Formula:  C19H18F3NO5 Molecular Weight:  397.35 Percent Composition:  C 57.43%, H 4.57%, F 14.34%, N 3.53%, O 20.13% Properties:  Crystals from ethyl acetate-methanol, mp 179-182° (dec). Melting point:  mp 179-182° (dec)   Therap-Cat:  Antidepressant; antiobessional; antibulimic. Keywords:  Antidepressant; Serotonin Uptake Inhibitor; Antiobsessional.  |