Normethadone

Normethadone

Systematic (IUPAC) name
6-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenyl-hexan-3-one
Clinical data
Trade names	Cophylac
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	Schedule I (CA) Schedule I (US)
Identifiers
CAS number	467-85-6 N 847-84-7 (HCl)
ATC code	R05DA06
PubChem	CID 10090
ChemSpider	9687 Y
UNII	KR2L2A68XL Y
KEGG	D07384 Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL346331 Y
Chemical data
Formula	C20H25NO
Mol. mass	295.419 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C20H25NO/c1-4-19(22)20(15-16-21(2)3,17-11-7-5-8-12-17)18-13-9-6-10-14-18/h5-14H,4,15-16H2,1-3H3 Y Key:WCJFBSYALHQBSK-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Normethadone (INN, BAN; brand names Cophylac, Dacartil, Eucopon, Mepidon, Noramidone, Normedon, and others), also known as desmethylmethadone or phenyldimazone, is a synthetic opioid analgesic and antitussive agent.^[1] In addition to being used as a pharmaceutical drug, normethadone is an active metabolite of methadone, and is approximately between one- and two-thirds as potent in comparison.^{[citation needed]} Similarly to methadone, normethadone has a long duration and a slow onset of action.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Methadone
• Methade

References

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