Codeinone
Encyclopedia
Codeinone is 1/3 as active as codeine
as an analgesic
but it is an important intermediate in the production of hydrocodone
, a painkiller about 3/4 the potency of morphine.
: 3-methyl-morphinone.
Codeinone can be also described as the ketone
of codeine
: codein-6-on.
Codeine
Codeine or 3-methylmorphine is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal properties...
as an analgesic
Analgesic
An analgesic is any member of the group of drugs used to relieve pain . The word analgesic derives from Greek an- and algos ....
but it is an important intermediate in the production of hydrocodone
Hydrocodone
Hydrocodone or dihydrocodeinone is a semi-synthetic opioid derived from either of two naturally occurring opiates: codeine and thebaine. It is an orally active narcotic analgesic and antitussive...
, a painkiller about 3/4 the potency of morphine.
Chemical structure
Codeinone can described as the methylether of morphinoneMorphinone
Morphinone is itself not a very potent opioid but it is the intermediate when morphine is being converted to hydromorphone which is 4-6 times as potent as morphine.- Chemical structure :...
: 3-methyl-morphinone.
Codeinone can be also described as the ketone
Ketone
In organic chemistry, a ketone is an organic compound with the structure RCR', where R and R' can be a variety of atoms and groups of atoms. It features a carbonyl group bonded to two other carbon atoms. Many ketones are known and many are of great importance in industry and in biology...
of codeine
Codeine
Codeine or 3-methylmorphine is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal properties...
: codein-6-on.