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Modafinil

≥98% (HPLC), Neuroprotective agent, solid

Synonym(s):

2-[(Diphenylmethyl)sulfinyl]­acetamide

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C15H15NO2S
CAS Number:
68693-11-8
Molecular Weight:
273.35
MDL number:
MFCD00868082
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24897132
NACRES:
NA.77

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Product Name

Modafinil, ≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

100

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid

drug control

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

color

white

solubility

DMSO: >10 mg/mL

originator

Teva

SMILES string

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

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)

InChI key

YFGHCGITMMYXAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SLC6A3(6531)
rat ... Slc6a3(24898)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

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

Features and Benefits

This compound was developed by Teva. To browse the list of other pharma-developed compounds and Approved Drugs/Drug Candidates, click here.

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GHS08,GHS07

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Repr. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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106M4617V
036M4628V
030M4628V
030M4628
029K4618

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Kousuke Okimura et al.
Scientific reports, 11(1), 1843-1843 (2021-01-21)
At high latitudes, approximately 10% of people suffer from depression during the winter season, a phenomenon known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD). Shortened photoperiod and/or light intensity during winter season are risk factors for SAD, and bright light therapy is
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
Jared Bruce et al.
Cognitive and behavioral neurology : official journal of the Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology, 25(3), 107-114 (2012-09-11)
Examine the efficacy of armodafinil in improving cognition in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Many patients with MS experience cognitive difficulties. Armodafinil has shown promise as a cognitive enhancer in other patient populations. No studies have examined whether armodafinil improves
Modafinil #259.
Jennifer Cheng et al.
Journal of palliative medicine, 15(12), 1388-1389 (2012-12-05)
Mei-Hong Qiu et al.
PloS one, 7(9), e45471-e45471 (2012-10-03)
We have previously shown that modafinil promotes wakefulness via dopamine receptor D(1) and D(2) receptors; however, the locus where dopamine acts has not been identified. We proposed that the nucleus accumbens (NAc) that receives the ventral tegmental area dopamine inputs
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