Levomoramide

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Levomoramide
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  • (3R)-3-methyl-4-morpholin-4-yl-2,2-diphenyl-1-pyrrolidin-1-yl-butan-1-one
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Formula C25H32N2O2
Molar mass 392.534 g·mol−1
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  • C[C@@H](CN1CCOCC1)C(c1ccccc1)(c1ccccc1)C(=O)N1CCCC1
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Levomoramide is the inactive isomer of the opioid analgesic dextromoramide, invented by the chemist Paul Janssen in 1956. Unlike dextromoramide, which is a potent analgesic with high abuse potential, levomoramide is virtually without activity. [1] [2]

"Resolution reveals that the analgetic activity in this case resides almost entirely in the (+) isomer." [3]

"In the α-CH3 series, one of the optical isomers of each enantiomorphic pair is about twice as active as the racemic mixture; the other isomer is devoid of significant analgesic activity." [4]

However, despite being inactive, levomoramide is scheduled by UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

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References

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  3. Lednicer D (1982). Central Analgetics. p. 194. ISBN   0-471-08314-3.
  4. Janssen PA (1960). Synthetic Analgesics Part 1: Diphenylpropylamines. Pergamon Press. p. 143.