Chemical Properties
White Solid
Originator
Tolperisone hydrochloride,Shanghai Abochem
Chemical Co.
Uses
Tolperisone hydrochloride can be used as a muscle relaxant.
Definition
ChEBI: Tolperisone hydrochloride is an aromatic ketone.
Manufacturing Process
To 1-(4-methylphenyl)-3-(1-piperidinyl)-1-propanol in chloroform was added
an excess of thionyl chloride and the reaction mixture refluxed until
completed. It was then taken to dryness under reduced pressure and the
residue crystallized by dissolving in hot alcohol and diluting with ethyl acetate.
An aqueous solution of the obtained N-[3-chloro-3-(p-tolyl)propyl]piperidine
hydrochloride was hydrogenated at 3 atmospheres in the presence of buffered
palladium-on-charcoal catalyst. 1-Piperidino-2-methyl-3-(p-tolyl)-3-propanone
was purified by distilling the base (boiling point 106-107°C/1 mm) and
reconverting to the hydrochloride, melting point 216-217°C.
Therapeutic Function
Muscle relaxant, Vasodilator
Biochem/physiol Actions
Tolperisone is derived from piperidine and possesses membrane stabilizing action. It helps in reducing the effect of spasticities associated with the nervous and muscular system. It exhibits muscle relaxant action through attenuating voltage-gated sodium channels in the brain stem.
