Benzethidine

Benzethidine
Clinical data


ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	AU: S9 (Prohibited) CA: Schedule I DE: Anlage I (Controlled) UK: Class A US: Schedule I
Identifiers
IUPAC name ethyl 1-[2-(benzyloxy)ethyl]- 4-phenylpiperidine- 4-carboxylate
CAS Number	3691-78-9
PubChem CID	62516
DrugBank	DB01518^Y
ChemSpider	56290^Y
UNII	X0I74BAR02
ChEMBL	CHEMBL2104234
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₂₃H₂₉NO₃
Molar mass	367.481 g/mol
3D model (Jmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(OCC)C3(c1ccccc1)CCN(CCOCc2ccccc2)CC3
InChI InChI=1S/C23H29NO3/c1-2-27-22(25)23(21-11-7-4-8-12-21)13-15-24(16-14-23)17-18-26-19-20-9-5-3-6-10-20/h3-12H,2,13-19H2,1H3^Y Key:UVTBZAWTRVBTMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y

Benzethidine is a 4-phenyl piperidine derivative that is related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine, or Demerol).

Benzethidine 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. In the United States, the drug us a Schedule I Narcotic Controlled Substance with a DEA ACSCN of 9606 and 2014 annual aggregate manufacturing quota of nil. The most common salt in use is the hydrochloride, free base conversion ratio of 0.910

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