Chemical syntheses and medical uses of novel inhibitors of the uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or management of psychotropic disorders, anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, hot flashes, senile dementia, migraine, hepatopulmonary syndrome, chronic pain, nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, painful diabetic retinopathy, bipolar depression, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social phobia, social anxiety disorder, urinary incontinence, anorexia, bulimia nervosa, obesity, ischemia, head injury, calcium overload in brain cells, drug dependence, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and/or premature ejaculation are described.

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Disclosed is a crystal form of dezocine. The X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern thereof is determined using Cu/K-1 and has diffraction peaks at the 2 value of 9.10.2 and 12.20.2, with the height % of these diffraction peaks greater than 20. Also disclosed are a preparation method for the crystal form, a pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. The crystal form of dezocine has good solubility, the preparation method has simple operations, good reproducibility, suitability for industrial production and the like.

Disclosed is a crystal form of dezocine. The X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) pattern thereof is determined using Cu/K-1 and has diffraction peaks at the 2 value of 9.10.2 and 12.20.2, with the height % of these diffraction peaks greater than 20. Also disclosed are a preparation method for the crystal form, a pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. The crystal form of dezocine has good solubility, the preparation method has simple operations, good reproducibility, suitability for industrial production and the like.

Described herein are compounds that are estrogen receptor modulators. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the compounds described herein, as well as methods of using such estrogen receptor modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases or conditions that are mediated or dependent upon estrogen receptors.

The present invention relates to a method of reducing the number or percentage of pluripotent stem cells or of enriching differentiating or differentiated cells in a cell population comprising pluripotent stem cells and differentiating cells or differentiated cells derived from the pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising the step of contacting the cell population with a compound according to the general formula (1).

The present invention relates to a method of reducing the number or percentage of pluripotent stem cells or of enriching differentiating or differentiated cells in a cell population comprising pluripotent stem cells and differentiating cells or differentiated cells derived from the pluripotent stem cells, the method comprising the step of contacting the cell population with a compound according to the general formula (1).

Metabolism-resistant fenfluramine analogs are provided. The subject fenfluramine analogs find use in the treatment of a variety of diseases. For example, methods of treating epilepsy by administering a fenfluramine analog to a subject in need thereof are provided. Also provided are methods of suppressing appetite in a subject in need thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in practicing the subject methods are also provided.

Metabolism-resistant fenfluramine analogs are provided. The subject fenfluramine analogs find use in the treatment of a variety of diseases. For example, methods of treating epilepsy by administering a fenfluramine analog to a subject in need thereof are provided. Also provided are methods of suppressing appetite in a subject in need thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions for use in practicing the subject methods are also provided.

A process of preparation of O-Desmethyl tramadol through potassium hydroxide mediated demethylation of Tramadol under phase transfer conditions.

A process of preparation of O-Desmethyl tramadol through potassium hydroxide mediated demethylation of Tramadol under phase transfer conditions.