Norfentanyl
Synthetic opioid analgesic metabolite and precursor
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Norfentanyl is an inactive synthetic opioid analgesic drug precursor.[2] It is an analog and metabolite of fentanyl with the removal of the phenethyl moiety (or functional group) from fentanyl chemical structure.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.015.040 |
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| Formula | C14H20N2O |
| Molar mass | 232.327 g·mol−1 |
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Occurrence and Applications
Norfentanyl occurs primarily as a metabolite of its parent drug, fentanyl. However, it can also be used to synthesize fentanyl itself.