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Methaphenilene is an
antihistamine
Antihistamines are drugs which treat allergic rhinitis, common cold, influenza, and other allergies. Typically, people take antihistamines as an inexpensive, generic (not patented) drug that can be bought without a prescription and provide ...
and anticholinergic
Anticholinergics (anticholinergic agents) are substances that block the action of the neurotransmitter called acetylcholine (ACh) at synapses in the central and peripheral nervous system.
These agents inhibit the parasympathetic nervous syste ...
.
Synthesis
Methaphenilene can be synthesized from ''N'',''N''-dimethyl-'-phenylethane-1,2-diamine by alkylation with 2-(chloromethyl)thiophene.
See also
* Thenalidine *Methapyrilene
Methapyrilene is an antihistamine and anticholinergic of the pyridine chemical class which was developed in the early 1950s. It was sold under the trade names Co-Pyronil and Histadyl EC. It has relatively strong sedative effects, to the extent th ...
References
Sedatives Thiophenes Diamines H1 receptor antagonists {{sedative-stub