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4-phenylfentanyl

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4-phenylfentanyl

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4-Phenylfentanyl is an opioid analgesic that is a derivative of fentanyl. It was developed during the course of research that ultimately resulted in super-potent opioid derivatives such as carfentanil, though it is a substantially less potent analogue. 4-Phenylfentanyl is around eight times the potency of fentanyl in analgesic tests on animals, but more complex 4-heteroaryl derivatives such as substituted thiophenes and thiazoles are more potent still, as they are closer bioisosteres to the 4-carbomethoxy group of carfentanil.

Chemical data

Formula
C28H32N2O
Molecular weight
412.6 g/mol
IUPAC name
N-phenyl-N-[4-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]propanamide
SMILES
CCC(=O)N(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2(CCN(CC2)CCC3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4
InChIKey
BXCJXJLHYMWMQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
5.6
Polar surface area
23.6 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
2
Formal charge
0

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Mass
412.251464
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chemical formula
C₂₈H₃₂N₂O
canonical SMILES
CCC(=O)N(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2(CCN(CC2)CCC3=CC=CC=C3)C4=CC=CC=C4
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4-Phenylfentanyl
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4-Phenylfentanyl is an opioid analgesic that is a derivative of fentanyl. It was developed during the course of research that ultimately resulted in super-potent opioid derivatives such as carfentanil, though it is a substantially less potent analogue. 4-Phenylfentanyl is around eight times the potency of fentanyl in analgesic tests on animals, but more complex 4-heteroaryl derivatives such as substituted thiophenes and thiazoles are more potent still, as they are closer bioisosteres to the 4-carbomethoxy group of carfentanil.

Side effects of fentanyl analogs are similar to those of fentanyl itself, which include itching, nausea and potentially serious respiratory depression, which can be life-threatening. Fentanyl analogs have killed hundreds of people throughout Europe and the former Soviet republics since the most recent resurgence in use began in Estonia in the early 2000s, and novel derivatives continue to appear.

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