Enefexine

Enefexine
Clinical data
Other names4-(4-Ethylphenyl)piperidine
Drug classAntidepressant
Identifiers
  • 4-(4-ethylphenyl)piperidine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H19N
Molar mass189.302 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCC1=CC=C(C=C1)C2CCNCC2
  • InChI=1S/C13H19N/c1-2-11-3-5-12(6-4-11)13-7-9-14-10-8-13/h3-6,13-14H,2,7-10H2,1H3
  • Key:NDPOGPAZKKPOPV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Enefexine (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name), also known as 4-(4-ethylphenyl)piperidine, is a drug of the phenylpiperidine group which is described as an antidepressant but was never marketed. It was first described in the literature by 1983. The drug was developed by Ciba-Geigy.