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| [[File:80px-Piperidin.svg.png|thumb|120px|right|General formula of a piperdine molecule.]]
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| '''Piperidines''' are a class of chemicals that include compounds with psychoactive effects.
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| ==Chemistry==
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| Piperidines are made up of the piperidine molecule, with altering functional groups attached on the numbered carbons. The molecular formula of this molecule is ''C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N''. It can be defined as an heterocyclic amine consisting of a six-membered ring containing five methylene bridges (-CH<sub>2</sub>-) and one amine bridge (-NH-).
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| ==Pharmacology==
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| The piperidiness are a large chemical class and compounds within it have differing pharmacological effects.
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| ==Examples==
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| *[[Methoxphenidine]]
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| *[[Methylphenidate]]
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| *[[Ethylphenidate]]
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| *[[Loperamide]]
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Responsible use]]
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| *[[Dissociatives]]
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| *[[Arylcyclohexylamines]]
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| ==References==
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