MPH

Salts []
Methylphenidate hydrochloride

Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formula	C14H19NO2
Molecular mass	233.31 g/mol
Appearance	Crystals from ethanol (aqueous)
Predicted LogP	0.2
Melting point	74-75 °C
Boiling point	BP: 135 to 137 °C at 0.6 mm Hg
Decomposition	When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of nitroxides.
Solubility	1255mg/L
Chirality	racemic

Identifiers []
IUPAC name	methyl 2-phenyl-2-piperidin-2-ylacetate
SMILES	COC(=O)C(C1CCCCN1)C2=CC=CC=C2
InChI	InChI=1S/C14H19NO2/c1-17-14(16)13(11-7-3-2-4-8-11)12-9-5-6-10-15-12/h2-4,7-8,12-13,15H,5-6,9-10H2,1H3
InChIKey	DUGOZIWVEXMGBE-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Methylphenidate

Methylphenidate (also known as Methylphenidan, Phenidylate, Calocain, Plimasine, Methyl phenidylacetate, Concerta, Methylfenidan, Metilfenidato, Methylphenidatum or Methyl phenidate) is a stimulant substance of the phenidate class.

Chemistry

Methylphenidate is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

Stereochemistry

Stereoisomers []
Dexmethylphenidate	Levomethylphenidate

See also

• Stimulant
• Amphetamine
• Substituted phenidates
• Substituted amphetamines
• Bluedark

External links

• Methylphenidate (Wikipedia)
• Methylphenidate (Wikidata)
• Methylphenidate (DrugBank)
• Methylphenidate (PubChem)
• Methylphenidate (ChemSpider)
• Methylphenidate (ChEMBL)
• Methylphenidate (ChEBI)
• Methylphenidate (Common Chemistry)
• Methylphenidate (HMDB)
• Methylphenidate (KEGG)
• Methylphenidate (UNII)
• Methylphenidate (EPA DSSTox)