Methyldesorphine

Methyldesorphine is an opioid analgesic. First synthesized in Germany in 1940 and patented in the US in 1952,[1] it has a high potential for abuse as with any potent opioid agonist, and is sometimes found along with desomorphine as a component of the home-made opioid mixture known as "Krokodil" used in Russia and the neighboring former Soviet republics.[2] It is approximately 15 times more potent than morphine as an analgesic[3][4] but if the 6-7 bond is saturated, the β isomer is some 50 times more potent than morphine.

Methyldesorphine
Clinical data
Other names3-Hydroxy-6,N-dimethyl- 4,5-epoxymorphin-6-en
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ECHA InfoCard100.036.474
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC18H21NO2
Molar mass283.371 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Methyldesorphine is listed as a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act 1970 in the United States with a DEA ACSCN of 9302 and zero annual aggregate manufacturing quota. The free base conversion ratio of the hydrochloride is 0.89.[5]

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References
  1. US patent 2694068, Payne GB, Pfister III K, "Δ6-Desoxymorphine Compounds and Process of Producing the Same", published 1952-08-05, issued 1954-09-11, assigned to Merck & Co., Inc.
  2. Savchuk SA, Barsegyan SS, Barsegyan IB, Kolesov GM (2008). "Chromatographic Study of Expert and Biological Samples Containing Desomorphine". Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 63 (4): 361–370. doi:10.1007/s10809-008-4009-5. S2CID 195068778.
  3. Casy AF, Parfitt RY (1986). Opioid Analgesics, Chemistry and Receptors. New York: Plenum Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 0-306-42130-5.
  4. Lenz GR, Evans SM, Walters DE, Hopfinger AJ (1986). Opiates. Academic Press. p. 63. ISBN 978-0-12-443830-9.
  5. "Conversion Factors for Controlled Substances". Diversion Control Division. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice.
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