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Phentermine

C10H15N149.23 g/mol Calculated

Also called Duromine, Fentermina, Ionamin and Linyl.

A stimulant appetite suppressant used short term for weight loss. It is structurally a close cousin of amphetamine.

Sources and notes
  • The introductionfrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated
  • Other namesfrom sourcePubChem / Wikidata
  • Formula and weightcomputedPubChem
  • 2D drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKit
  • 3D modelfrom sourcePubChem 3D conformerLoaded after the page has painted, and on a phone only when you ask for it; the 2D drawing shows until it arrives.

Where you encounter it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf.

Sources and notes
  • The line abovefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curatedFrom the group the molecule belongs to.

Explore its structure

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A nitrogen carrying one or two hydrogens. Its spare pair of electrons can pick up a hydrogen ion, so an amine is a base.

From: standard chemistry.

Sources and notes
  • The drawingcomputedPubChem structure, drawn by RDKitThe page's one shipped drawing, with the chosen part lit in amber under it.
  • The partscomputedFound by ruleEach part is found by a chemical pattern, never picked by hand atom by atom; its words say where they come from.

Properties and sources

Calculated by PubChem

Molecular formula
C10H15N
Molecular weight
149.23 g/mol
XLogP3octanol/water, log units
1.9
Polar surface areatopological
26 Ų
H-bond donors
1
H-bond acceptors
1
Rotatable bonds
2
Complexity
112

Reported Hazard label (GHS), ECHA via PubChem

Danger Toxic pictogram (GHS06); hazard statements H301

Reported Licence

The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Phentermine for human use (ANDA 085128, authorized October 22, 1980), as Adipex-P. Drugs@FDA

Groups it belongs to

Category
Prescription medicine
Family
Stimulants
Chemical groups
Amines, Aromatics
Elements
Nitrogen
Hazard classes
Acutely toxic, GHS Danger
SMILESCC(C)(CC1=CC=CC=C1)N

PubChem CID 4771 · Wikidata Q418157 · InChIKey DHHVAGZRUROJKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N · Data refreshed

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Questions
What is Phentermine?
A stimulant appetite suppressant used short term for weight loss. It is structurally a close cousin of amphetamine.
How toxic is Phentermine?
Its GHS hazard label carries the signal word Danger and the hazard pictogram Toxic. from source
What kind of molecule is Phentermine?
Phentermine has the formula C10H15N and a molecular weight of 149.23 g/mol. MoleculeFinder files it under stimulants, in the prescription medicine group. from sourcefrom sourcefrom sourcefrom source
Who licenses Phentermine as a medicine?
The US Food and Drug Administration licenses Phentermine for human use (ANDA 085128, authorized October 22, 1980), as Adipex-P. from source
Sources and notes
  • Calculated valuescomputedPubChemComputed from the structure, so no laboratory conditions apply; complexity is PubChem's own structural score.
  • Hazard labelfrom sourceECHA via PubChemThe label combines these classifications.
  • ECHAfrom sourceAttributionSource: European Chemicals Agency, echa.europa.eu.
  • Licencefrom sourceDrugs@FDARead 2026-10-21.
  • Data refreshedfrom sourceMoleculeFinder2026-11-09

Keep exploring

Also a stimulantAmphetamineC9H13NAlso a stimulantDextroamphetamineC9H13NBoth carry an amine group.PhenethylamineC8H11NBoth carry an aromatic ring.Benzyl alcoholC7H8O
Sources and notes
  • The same kind of moleculefrom sourceMoleculeFinder curated groupsA structural neighbour in the same family or type group; the line names the group in its own words.
  • Similar in shapecomputedRDKit Morgan/TanimotoNeighbours by structural fingerprint; the sentence names the chemical groups the two share.
  • The drawingscomputedPubChem structures, drawn by RDKit