Norcodeine

Norcodeine

Clinical data
Dependence liability	High
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	BR: Class A2 (Narcotic drugs)[1] CA: Schedule I DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name 3-Methoxy-6α-hydroxy-4,5α-epoxy-7,8-didehydromorphinan
JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES COC1=C2C3=C(C[C@@H]4[C@H]5[C@]3(CCN4)[C@@H](O2)[C@H](C=C5)O)C=C1
InChI InChI=1S/C17H19NO3/c1-20-13-5-2-9-8-11-10-3-4-12(19)16-17(10,6-7-18-11)14(9)15(13)21-16/h2-5,10-12,16,18-19H,6-8H2,1H3/t10-,11+,12-,16-,17-/m0/s1 N Key:HKOIXWVRNLGFOR-KOFBORESSA-N N
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Norcodeine is an opiate analogue that is the N-demethylated derivative of codeine. It has relatively little opioid activity in its own right,^[2] but is formed as a metabolite of codeine following ingestion.^[3]

Norcodeine is a Schedule I Narcotic controlled substance in the US with the ACSCN of 9309 and zero annual manufacturing quota. The salts in use are the acetate (free base conversion ratio 0.826), hydroiodide (0.662), hydrochloride (0.759), nitrate (0.819), platinichloride (0.582), and sulphate (0.744).^[4]

See also

• Nalodeine

References