Etolorex

{{Short description|Chemical compound}}

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| IUPAC_name = 2-{[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methylpropan-2-yl]amino}ethanol

| image = Etolorex.svg

| width = 240

| alt = Skeletal formula

| image2 = Etolorex molecule ball.png

| alt2 = Ball-and-stick model of etolorex

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| legal_status = Uncontrolled

| routes_of_administration = Oral

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| CAS_number = 54063-36-4

| ATC_prefix = none

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| PubChem = 208943

| ChemSpiderID = 181037

| ChEMBL = 2105576

| UNII_Ref = {{fdacite|correct|FDA}}

| UNII = 449NCX1P03

| C=12 | H=18 | Cl=1 | N=1 | O=1

| smiles = Clc1ccc(cc1)CC(NCCO)(C)C

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Etolorex is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant and anorectic drug belonging to the substituted amphetamine and phenethylamine chemical classes. Etolorex was derived from phentermine, an amphetamine derivative in its own right frequently prescribed as a weight loss drug for the treatment of obesity with a positive side effect of CNS activation and energizing the patient.{{cite book | vauthors = Triggle DJ | title = Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents | publisher = Chapman & Hall/CRC | location = Boca Raton | year = 1996 | isbn = 0-412-46630-9 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_mfTTIApVEC}}{{cite web | url =https://www.who.int/medicinedocs/collect/edmweb/pdf/s4895e/s4895e.pdf | title = The use of common stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances | access-date = 2010-03-24 }}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Etolorex, for unknown reasons, was never marketed.