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Also known as meperidine

Pethidine, also known as meperidine and sold under the brand name Demerol among others, is a fully synthetic opioid pain medication of the phenylpiperidine class. Synthesized in 1938 as a potential anticholinergic agent by the German chemist Otto Eisleb, its analgesic properties were first recognized by Otto Schaumann while working for IG Farben, in Germany. Pethidine is the prototype of a large family of analgesics including the pethidine 4-phenylpiperidines (e.g., piminodine, anileridine), the prodines (e.g., alphaprodine, MPPP), bemidones (e.g., ketobemidone), and others more distant, inclu

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Pethidine is a chemical compound with the IUPAC name ethyl 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate. Its chemical formula is C₁₅H₂₁NO₂, and it has a molecular weight of 247.33. The substance possesses a charge of 0, an xlogp value of 2.5, and a topological polar surface area of 29.5. It contains three hydrogen bond acceptors and no hydrogen bond donors.

The compound is identified by the MCN code 2933.33.81. In scientific literature, pethidine is the subject of 8,226 PubMed entries. It is also referenced by 2,255 other encyclopedia articles.

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