โคดีอิโนน
Also known as (5alpha)-7,8-Didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one
Codeinone is an isoquinolone alkaloid found in the opium poppy. As an analgesic, it is one-third the potency of codeine. It is an important intermediate in the production of hydrocodone–a painkiller about three-quarters the potency of morphine–as well as of oxycodone, though the latter can also be synthesized from thebaine.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C18H19NO3
- Molecular weight
- 297.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (4R,4aR,7aR,12bS)-9-methoxy-3-methyl-1,2,4,4a,7a,13-hexahydro-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7-one
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