N-Phenethylnordesomorphine is an opiate analgesic drug derived from desomorphine by replacing the N-methyl group with β-phenethyl. Since desomorphine is already around eight times more potent than morphine, the additional boost in binding affinity produced by using the larger phenethyl group makes N-phenethylnordesomorphine a highly potent analgesic drug, some 85 times more potent than morphine,[1] and a similar strength to the closely related morphinan derivative phenomorphan.
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Formula | C24H27NO2 |
Molar mass | 361.485 g·mol−1 |
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edit- ^ Casy AF, Parfitt RY (1986). Opioid analgesics, chemistry and receptors. New York: Plenum Press. pp. 37–38. ISBN 978-0-306-42130-3.