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Controlled substance. CNS stimulant. The less potent threo-enantiomer of Methylphenidate. The threo enantomers have shown that the pharmacological activity residues predominantly in the d-threo enantiomer.

ChEBI: Methyl phenyl(piperidin-2-yl)acetate is a amino acid ester that is methyl phenylacetate in which one of the hydrogens alpha to the carbonyl group is replaced by a piperidin-2-yl group. It is a member of piperidines, a methyl ester and a beta-amino acid ester.