Oxyphencyclimine
Oxyphencyclimine is a muscarinic receptor antagonist, given orally to treat peptic ulcer disease and gastrointestinal spasms.It has antispasmodic and antimotility properties.The reaction of chloroacetonitrile (1) with methanol and hydrogen chloride leads to the corresponding iminoether (Pinner reaction).Displacement of the halogen with the sodium salt 5 affords oxyphencyclimine (6).This drug article relating to the gastrointestinal system is a stub.