Myrophine

Myrophine

Systematic (IUPAC) name
7,8-didehydro-4,5α-epoxy-17-methyl-3-(phenylmethoxy)-morphinan-6-ol tetradecanoate
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	Schedule I (US)
Identifiers
CAS number	467-18-5
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 635600
UNII	417TUP54OL Y
Synonyms	Myristylbenzylmorphine
Chemical data
Formula	C38H51NO4
Mol. mass	585.82 g/mol
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Myrophine (Myristylbenzylmorphine) is an opiate analogue that was developed in 1952. It is a derivative of morphine.

Myrophine is substituted with a 3-benzyl group and a 6-myristyl chain. It is metabolised to form benzylmorphine and then further to morphine, and so is a long-acting prodrug for morphine, but with a slow onset of effects. It is a Schedule I drug in the USA and is controlled under international drug conventions. Myrophine is almost invariably used as the hydrochloride (free base conversion ratio 0.94) and has a DEA Administrative Controlled Substance Control Number of 9308.

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