Levophacetoperane (Lidépran, Phacétoperane) is a psychostimulant developed by Rhône-Poulenc in the 1950s. The drug has been used as an antidepressant and anorectic. It is the reverse ester of methylphenidate. Phacetoperane and levophacetoperane have been used as wakefulness-promoting agents in the treatment of narcolepsy.
A precursor used in the synthesis of levophacetoperane is phenyl(piperidin-2-yl)methanol.
See also Cocaine reverse ester Dexmethylphenidate
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