Benzethidine

Benzethidine
Clinical data
ATC code	none;
Legal status
Legal status	AU: S9 (Prohibited substance); BR: Class A1 (Narcotic drugs); CA: Schedule I; DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only); UK: Class A; US: Schedule I;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name ethyl 1-[2-(benzyloxy)ethyl]- 4-phenylpiperidine- 4-carboxylate;
CAS Number	3691-78-9 ;
PubChem CID	62516;
DrugBank	DB01518 ;
ChemSpider	56290 ;
UNII	X0I74BAR02;
KEGG	D12685 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104234 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID50190389 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C23H29NO3
Molar mass	367.489 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C(OCC)C3(c1ccccc1)CCN(CCOCc2ccccc2)CC3;
	InChI InChI=1S/C23H29NO3/c1-2-27-22(25)23(21-11-7-4-8-12-21)13-15-24(16-14-23)17-18-26-19-20-9-5-3-6-10-20/h3-12H,2,13-19H2,1H3 ; Key:UVTBZAWTRVBTMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Benzethidine is a 4-phenyl piperidine derivative that is related to the clinically used opioid analgesic drug pethidine (meperidine, or Demerol).

Benzethidine is not currently used in medicine and is a Class A/Schedule I drug which is controlled under UN drug conventions. It has similar effects to other opioid derivatives, such as analgesia, sedation, nausea and respiratory depression. In the United States, the drug is a Schedule I Narcotic Controlled Substance with a DEA ACSCN of 9606 and 2014 annual aggregate manufacturing quota of nil. The most common salt in use is the hydrochloride, free base conversion ratio of 0.910.

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