What Is Ketamine? The complex Version
What is Ketamine? The fancy name for ketamine is: 2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)-cyclohexan-1-one It is an arylcycloalkamine and is structurally related to cyclidines, such as phencyclidine (PCP). It is synthesized using the reagents o-chlorobenzonitrile and cyclopentyl grignard. Ketamine is a racemic mixture of S-(+)-ketamine and R-(-)-ketamine and it acts as a NMDA receptor antagonist. Ketamine modulates the glutamate […]