Benzodioxolefentanyl

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Benzodioxolefentanyl
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Identifiers
  • N-Phenyl-N-[1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]-2H-1,3-benzodioxole-5-carboxamide
CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C27H28N2O3
Molar mass 428.532 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • c3cc1OCOc1cc3C(=O)N(c4ccccc4)C2CCN(CC2)CCc5ccccc5

Benzodioxolefentanyl is an opioid analgesic that is an analog of fentanyl and has been sold as a designer drug. [2] [3]

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Side effects

Side effects of fentanyl analogs are similar to those of fentanyl itself, which include itching, nausea and potentially serious respiratory depression, which can be life-threatening. Fentanyl analogs have killed hundreds of people throughout Europe and the former Soviet republics since the most recent resurgence in use began in Estonia in the early 2000s, and novel derivatives continue to appear. [4] A new wave of fentanyl analogues and associated deaths began in around 2014 in the US, and have continued to grow in prevalence; especially since 2016 these drugs have been responsible for hundreds of overdose deaths every week. [5]

In the United States, fentanyl-related substances are Schedule I controlled substances. [1] Benzodioxolefentanyl was banned in Sweden in July 2017, [6] and in Finland in September 2017. [7]

See also

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References

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  7. European Commission. Notification detail. Government Decree amending Annex IV to the Government Decree on substances, preparations and plants to be classified as narcotics The following 9 new substances are classified: 4-chloro-isobutyrfentanyl, 4-Fluoro-isobutyrfentanyl, 3-phenylpropanoylfentanyl, benzodioxole fentanyl, benzoyl fentanyl, cyclopentyl fentanyl, cyclopropyl fentanyl, methoxyacetyl fentanyl and tetramethylcyclopropyane fentanyl. 12 September 2017