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Protonitazene is a benzimidazole derivative with potent opioid effects which has been sold over the internet as a designer drug since 2019, and has been identified in various European countries, as well as Canada, the US and Australia. It has been linked to numerous cases of drug overdose, and is a Schedule I drug in the US.

Chemical data

Formula
C23H30N4O3
Molecular weight
410.5 g/mol
IUPAC name
N,N-diethyl-2-[5-nitro-2-[(4-propoxyphenyl)methyl]benzimidazol-1-yl]ethanamine
SMILES
CCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=NC3=C(N2CCN(CC)CC)C=CC(=C3)[N+](=O)[O-]
InChIKey
SJHUJFHOXYDSJY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
4.8
Polar surface area
76.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
5
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Mass
410.23179082
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canonical SMILES
CCCOC1=CC=C(C=C1)CC2=NC3=C(N2CCN(CC)CC)C=CC(=C3)[N+](=O)[O-]
Commons category
Protonitazene
chemical formula
C₂₃H₃₀N₄O₃

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Protonitazene is a benzimidazole derivative with potent opioid effects which has been sold over the internet as a designer drug since 2019, and has been identified in various European countries, as well as Canada, the US and Australia. It has been linked to numerous cases of drug overdose, and is a Schedule I drug in the US.

It was developed by a Swiss pharmaceutical company in the 1950s as an alternative to morphine, but was never adopted due to severe side effects.

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