Methyldihydromorphine

Methyldihydromorphine

Clinical data
Legal status
Legal status	CA: Schedule I DE: Anlage I (Controlled) US: Schedule I
Identifiers
CAS Number	7732-92-5
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID 5463907 CID 5464303
ChemSpider	4576611
UNII	26AY9TLO5W
Synonyms	Dihydroheterocodeine
Chemical data
Formula	C18H23NO3
Molar mass	301.38 g/mol
SMILES C[C@@]1(CC[C@H]2[C@H]3Cc4ccc(c5c4[C@]2([C@H]1O5)CCN3C)O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C18H23NO3/c1-17(21)6-5-11-12-9-10-3-4-13(20)15-14(10)18(11,16(17)22-15)7-8-19(12)2/h3-4,11-12,16,20-21H,5-9H2,1-2H3/t11-,12+,16-,17-,18-/m0/s1 Key:NBKVWIJQJMEQLE-NGTWOADLSA-N
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Methyldihydromorphine (Dihydroheterocodeine)^[1] is a semi-synthetic opioid originally developed in Germany in 1936, controlled under both domestic law and UN conventions because of its possible potential for abuse. Methyldihydromorphine is related to heterocodeine and is not a synonym for dihydrocodeine. Its structure suggests that it is six to nine times stronger than morphine and 72 times stronger than dihydrocodeine.

So far, little is currently known about this compound. It is a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States with an ACSCN of 9304 and a 2013 annual manufacturing quota of 2 grammes.^[2]

References

1. US Patent 2104058
2. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/quotas/2013/fr0620.htm