Parafluorofentanyl

Parafluorofentanyl
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Schedule I (CA) ? (UK) Schedule I (US)
Identifiers
CAS number 90736-23-5
ATC code None
PubChem CID 62300
ChemSpider 56096 Y
ChEBI CHEBI:61074 Y
Chemical data
Formula C22H27FN2O 
Mol. mass 354.461 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Para-fluorofentanyl is an opioid analgesic that is an analogue of fentanyl.

Para-fluorofentanyl was sold briefly on the black market in the early 1980s, before the introduction of the Federal Analog Act which for the first time attempted to control entire families of drugs based on their structural similarity rather than scheduling each drug individually as they appeared.[1] Para-fluorofentanyl is made with the same synthetic route as fentanyl, but by substituting para-fluoroaniline for aniline in the synthesis.[2]

Para-fluorofentanyl has similar effects to fentanyl but is reported to have a potency slightly stronger than the parent drug. Side effects of fentanyl analogues are similar to those of fentanyl itself, which include itching, nausea and potentially serious respiratory depression which can be life-threatening.

References

  1. ^ Henderson GL. Designer Drugs: Past History and Future Prospects. Journal of Forensic Sciences 1988; 33(2):569-575
  2. ^ Ulens, C.; Van Boven, M.; Daenens, P.; Tytgat, J. (2000). "Interaction of p-fluorofentanyl on cloned human opioid receptors and exploration of the role of Trp-318 and His-319 in mu-opioid receptor selectivity". The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 294 (3): 1024–1033. PMID 10945855.  edit