1-(4-Nitrophenylethyl)piperidylidene-2-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonamide

1-(4-Nitrophenylethyl)piperidylidene-2-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonamide
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(NE)-4-chloro-N-[1-[2-(4-nitrophenyl)ethyl]piperidin-2-ylidene]benzenesulfonamide
Clinical data
Legal status
  • Illegal in Sweden
Identifiers
CAS Number 93101-02-1 N
PubChem CID 13373555
ChemSpider 10544260 YesY
Synonyms W-18
Chemical data
Formula C19H20ClN3O4S
Molar mass 421.91 g/mol
Physical data
Melting point 157 to 158 °C (315 to 316 °F)
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1-(4-Nitrophenylethyl)piperidylidene-2-(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonamide (W-18) is a potent μ-opioid agonist with a distinctive chemical structure which is not closely related to other established families of opioid drugs. It was invented by the chemists Edward Knaus, Brent Warran and Theodore Ondrus in 1981.[1]

W-18 was detected in a lab in Calgary by Canadian police.[2]

Legal status

W-18 is illegal in Sweden as of 26 January 2016.[3]

See also

References

  1. Edward E. Knaus, Brent K. Warren, Theodore A. Ondrus (28 August 1984). "Patent US 4468403 - Analgesic substituted piperidylidene-2-sulfon(cyan)amide derivatives".
  2. "New drug W-18 ‘100 times more powerful than fentanyl’: Calgary police". Globalnews.ca. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. "31 nya ämnen kan klassas som narkotika eller hälsofarlig vara" (in Swedish). Folkhälsomyndigheten. November 2015.
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