4-[2-(Dimethylamino)-1-(1-hydroxycyclohexyl)ethyl]-phenol hydrochloride

Desvenlafaxine Hydrochloride is a major active metabolite of venlafaxine (V120000), which is a slective serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor and used as an antidepressant.

Desvenlafaxine hydrochloride has been used to evaluate if its occurrence in drinking water at environmental concentrations could induce neuronal gene expression.

Desvenlafaxine hydrochloride is a dual SERT/NET reuptake inhibitor. It is a major active metabolite of venlafaxine (#542); brain penetrant; Ki = 40 nM and 122 nM for hSERT and hNET, respectively (weak binding at the hDAT). Inhibition of [3H]5-HT or [3H]NE uptake for the hSERT or hNET produced IC50 values of 47 and 531 nM.