14-Ethoxymetopon

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14-Ethoxymetopon
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-hydroxy-14-ethoxy-5-methyl-7,8-dihydro-4,5α-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one
Identifiers
CAS number 131575-04-7
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PubChem 5487378
Chemical data
Formula C20H25NO4 
Mol. mass 343.42 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
Synonyms 14-Ethoxymetopon
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14-Ethoxymetopon is an opiate analogue that is an derivative of metopon which has been substituted with an ethoxy group at the 14-position. It is a highly potent analgesic drug several hundred times stronger than morphine.[1]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Fürst Z, Búzás B, Friedmann T, Schmidhammer H, Borsodi A. Highly potent novel opioid receptor agonist in the 14-alkoxymetopon series. European Journal of Pharmacology. 1993 May 19;236(2):209-15. PMID 8391457