3-Methoxymorphinan

3-Methoxymorphinan
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: uncontrolled
Identifiers
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ECHA InfoCard100.014.764
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC17H23NO
Molar mass257.377 g·mol−1
  • InChI=1S/C17H23NO/c1-19-13-6-5-12-10-16-14-4-2-3-7-17(14,8-9-18-16)15(12)11-13/h5-6,11,14,16,18H,2-4,7-10H2,1H3/t14-,16+,17+/m0/s1 Y
  • Key:ILNSWVUXAPSPEH-USXIJHARSA-N Y
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3-Methoxymorphinan is an inactive metabolite of both dextromethorphan and levomethorphan, and has been shown to produce local anesthetic effects. It is the CYP3A4 metabolite of the aforementioned drugs, and is itself metabolized by the liver enzyme CYP2D6.