Furethidine

Furethidine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
ethyl 1-[2-(oxolan-2-ylmethoxy)ethyl]-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate
Clinical data
Legal status	AU: Prohibited (S9) UK: Class A US: Schedule I
Identifiers
CAS Registry Number	2385-81-1
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 61306
DrugBank	DB01464 Y
ChemSpider	55245 Y
UNII	6U9XA4JOD4 Y
Synonyms	ethyl 4-phenyl-1-(2-tetrahydrofurfuryloxyethyl)piperidine-4-carboxylate
Chemical data
Formula	C21H31NO4
Molecular mass	361.48 g/mol
SMILES O=C(OCC)C3(c1ccccc1)CCN(CCOCC2OCCC2)CC3
InChI InChI=1S/C21H31NO4/c1-2-25-20(23)21(18-7-4-3-5-8-18)10-12-22(13-11-21)14-16-24-17-19-9-6-15-26-19/h3-5,7-8,19H,2,6,9-17H2,1H3  Y Key:NNCOZXNZFLUYGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N  Y
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Furethidine is a 4-phenylpiperidine derivative that is related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine).^[1]

Furethidine is not currently used in medicine and is a Class A/Schedule I drug which is controlled under UN drug conventions. It has similar effects to other opioid derivatives, such as analgesia, sedation, nausea and respiratory depression.^[2]

References

• UNODC Bulletin on Narcotics 1961