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Modafinil

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

2-[(Diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]­acetamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H15NO2S
CAS Number:
68693-11-8
Molecular Weight:
273.35
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329831065
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
MDL number:
MFCD00868082

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Product Name

Modafinil, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

InChI

1S/C15H15NO2S/c16-14(17)11-19(18)15(12-7-3-1-4-8-12)13-9-5-2-6-10-13/h1-10,15H,11H2,(H2,16,17)

SMILES string

NC(=O)CS(=O)C(c1ccccc1)c2ccccc2

InChI key

YFGHCGITMMYXAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

modafinil

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

drug control

Új pszichoaktív anyag / New psychoactive substance (Hungary), 78/2022. (XII. 28.) BM rendelet

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

Gene Information

human ... SLC6A3(6531)

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Application

Modafinil EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Modafinil is a central nervous system vigilance promoting agent, which posseses neuroprotective properties.

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Other Notes

Sales restrictions may apply.

Packaging

The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Derek Dunn et al.
Chemical biology & drug design, 81(3), 433-435 (2012-12-05)
Utilizing atypical wake-promoting agent modafinil (inactive in both rH(3) and hH(3) binding assays) as a launching pad, a series of sulfinyl- and sulfone-derived H(3) receptor inverse agonists were developed. Brain-permeable compound 27, a potent member of the series displayed excellent
Trends in on-label and off-label modafinil use in a nationally representative sample.
Renée A Peñaloza et al.
JAMA internal medicine, 173(8), 704-706 (2013-04-05)
Mariana Raineri et al.
PloS one, 7(10), e46599-e46599 (2012-10-12)
Methamphetamine is a drug of abuse that can cause neurotoxic damage in humans and animals. Modafinil, a wake-promoting compound approved for the treatment of sleeping disorders, is being prescribed off label for the treatment of methamphetamine dependence. The aim of
Chris Neale et al.
British journal of clinical pharmacology, 75(3), 728-737 (2012-10-10)
Over recent years there has been increasing research into both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical cognition enhancers. Here we aimed to calculate the effect sizes of positive cognitive effect of the pharmaceutical modafinil in order to benchmark the effect of two widely
Modafinil and armodafinil in schizophrenia.
Chittaranjan Andrade
The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 73(8), e1062-e1064 (2012-09-13)
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