# Phenylpiracetam

> Phenyl-substituted racetam (fonturacetam) — 100 mg capsules, 30 per bottle

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- Web page: https://peptidemedixeu.com/en/products/phenylpiracetam/
- Brand: Peptide Medix EU
- Category: [Nootropic Compounds](https://peptidemedixeu.com/en/collections/nootropic-compounds/)
- CAS number: 77472-70-9
- from €46 (EUR)

## Sizes and prices (EUR)

| Size | Price | SKU |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 100 mg · 30 capsules | €46 | PHENYLPIRACETAM-100-MG-30-CAPSULES |

_Catalog prices at build time; the web page and checkout are authoritative._

## Specifications

- **CAS number:** 77472-70-9
- **Molecular formula:** C12H14N2O2
- **Molecular weight:** 218.25 g/mol
- **Form:** Powder-filled hard capsule, sealed bottle
- **Available sizes:** 100 mg × 30 capsules
- **Compound class:** Racetam; 2-oxo-pyrrolidine acetamide derivative
- **Also known as:** Fonturacetam, carphedon, phenotropil
- **Structural relationship:** Piracetam bearing a phenyl group at the 4-position of the pyrrolidone ring
- **Stereochemistry:** One chiral centre; supplied as the racemate
- **Appearance:** White to off-white crystalline powder within the capsule
- **Research areas:** Cognition and memory models, locomotor activity, stress adaptation, comparative racetam pharmacology
- **Storage:** Cool, dry conditions in the sealed bottle, away from light and humidity

## Description

Phenylpiracetam is a small molecule from the racetam family: piracetam with a phenyl group added to its pyrrolidone ring. The literature also calls it fonturacetam, and older Soviet-era papers use the name carphedon. The phenyl group makes it markedly more lipophilic than the parent compound, and that one structural change is where most of the comparative pharmacology about it begins.

Developed in the Soviet Union, it remains a registered medicine in a few post-Soviet countries. It is not an authorised medicinal product in the EU and has never been approved as a drug in the United States, nor is it a permitted food or dietary-supplement ingredient under EU or US rules. Because it has a chiral centre, it exists as R- and S-enantiomers with reportedly different activity; racemic material is what the literature usually describes and what is supplied for research.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the difference between phenylpiracetam and piracetam?

Structurally, it is piracetam with a phenyl ring on the pyrrolidone. That addition greatly raises lipophilicity, and comparative animal studies were largely set up to see how this change alters distribution and behavioural outcomes compared with the parent compound.

### Should phenylpiracetam be considered a peptide?

No — it is a small organic molecule of 218.25 g/mol containing no amino acids, which is why it belongs to our research-compounds department rather than the peptides. It does, however, turn up next to peptide nootropics such as Semax and Selank in comparative studies.

### Does the material come with documentation?

Yes. Every lot is HPLC-analysed for identity and purity, and the lot certificate can be requested. Quote the lot number on the bottle when asking for it, and record that number with your results.

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