Betamethadol

Synthetic opioid analgesic drug

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Legal statusLegal status

AU: S9 (Prohibited substance)
BR: Class A1 (Narcotic drugs)^[1]
CA: Schedule I
DE: Anlage I (Authorized scientific use only)
US: Schedule I

Identifiers

IUPAC name

(3S,6R)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-3-heptanol

CAS Number

17199-55-2

PubChem CID

10064061

ChemSpider

8239601

UNII

57ANR1Z628

KEGG

D12675

ChEMBL

ChEMBL162243

Chemical and physical dataFormulaC₂₁H₂₉NOMolar mass311.469 g·mol⁻¹3D model (JSmol)

Interactive image

SMILES

O[C@H](C(c1ccccc1)(c2ccccc2)C[C@H](N(C)C)C)CC

InChI

InChI=1S/C21H29NO/c1-5-20(23)21(16-17(2)22(3)4,18-12-8-6-9-13-18)19-14-10-7-11-15-19/h6-15,17,20,23H,5,16H2,1-4H3/t17-,20+/m1/s1
Key:QIRAYNIFEOXSPW-XLIONFOSSA-N

Betamethadol (INN), or β-methadol, also known as betametadol, is a synthetic opioid analgesic.^[2] It is an isomer of dimepheptanol (methadol), the other being alphamethadol (α-methadol).^[3] Betamethadol is composed of two isomers itself, L-β-methadol, and D-β-methadol.^[3] Based on structure-activity relationships it can be inferred that both isomers are likely to be active as opioid analgesics, similarly to those of betacetylmethadol (β-acetylmethadol).^[4]

References

^ Anvisa (2023-03-31). "RDC Nº 784 - Listas de Substâncias Entorpecentes, Psicotrópicas, Precursoras e Outras sob Controle Especial" [Collegiate Board Resolution No. 784 - Lists of Narcotic, Psychotropic, Precursor, and Other Substances under Special Control] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário Oficial da União (published 2023-04-04). Archived from the original on 2023-08-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
^ F.. Macdonald (1997). Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents. CRC Press. p. 1294. ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^ ^a ^b United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2006). Dictionnaire Multilingue Des Stupéfiants Et Des Substances Psychotropes Placés Sous Contrôle International. United Nations Publications. p. 103. ISBN 978-92-1-048117-5. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
^ Newman JL, Vann RE, May EL, Beardsley PM (October 2002). "Heroin discriminative stimulus effects of methadone, LAAM and other isomers of acetylmethadol in rats". Psychopharmacology. 164 (1): 108–14. doi:10.1007/s00213-002-1198-8. PMID 12373424. S2CID 19815273.

Analgesics (N02A, N02B)

Opioids

Opiates/opium	Codeine^# +aspirin +paracetamol Morphine^# (+naltrexone) Opium Laudanum Paregoric
Semisynthetic	Acetyldihydrocodeine Benzylmorphine Buprenorphine (+naloxone) Butorphanol Desomorphine Diamorphine (heroin) Dihydrocodeine (+paracetamol) Dihydromorphine Etorphine Ethylmorphine Hydrocodone (+paracetamol, +ibuprofen, +aspirin) Hydromorphinol Hydromorphone Levorphanol Metopon Nalbuphine Nicocodeine Nicodicodine Nicomorphine Oxycodone (+paracetamol, +aspirin, +ibuprofen, +naloxone, +naltrexone) Oxymorphone Papaveretum Thebacon
Synthetic	Alfentanil Alphaprodine Anileridine Bezitramide Carfentanil Dextromoramide Dextropropoxyphene Dezocine Dimenoxadol Dipipanone Ethoheptazine Fentanyl^# (+fluanisone) Ketobemidone Lofentanil Meptazinol Methadone^# NFEPP Norpipanone Oliceridine Pentazocine Pethidine (meperidine) Phenadoxone Phenazocine Phenoperidine Piminodine Piritramide Proheptazine Propiram Remifentanil Sufentanil Tapentadol Tilidine Tramadol (+celecoxib, +paracetamol) Viminol

Paracetamol-type

NSAIDs

Propionates	Benoxaprofen ^‡ Fenoprofen Flurbiprofen Ibuprofen^# (Dexibuprofen) (+paracetamol) Ketoprofen (Dexketoprofen) Loxoprofen Naproxen Oxaprozin Suprofen Tiaprofenic acid Zaltoprofen
Oxicams	Isoxicam Lornoxicam Meloxicam Piroxicam Tenoxicam
Acetates	Acemetacin Bromfenac Diclofenac Etodolac Indometacin (Indometacin farnesil) Ketorolac Sulindac Tolmetin Zomepirac ^‡
COX-2 inhibitors	Celecoxib (+tramadol) Etoricoxib Lumiracoxib ^‡ Parecoxib Rofecoxib ^‡ Valdecoxib ^‡
Fenamates	Flufenamic acid Meclofenamic acid Mefenamic acid Tolfenamic acid
Salicylates	Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid)^# (+paracetamol/caffeine) Aloxiprin Benorylate Carbasalate calcium Choline salicylate Diflunisal Dipyrocetyl Ethenzamide Guacetisal Imidazole salicylate Magnesium salicylate Morpholine salicylate Potassium salicylate Salicin Salicylamide Salsalate Sodium salicylate Wintergreen (methyl salicylate)
Pyrazolones	Aminophenazone^‡ Ampyrone Metamizole (dipyrone) Nifenazone Phenazone Propyphenazone (+paracetamol/caffeine)
Others	Benzydamine Floctafenine Glafenine Nabumetone Nimesulide Proquazone

Cannabinoids

Ion channel
modulators

Calcium blockers	Alcohol (ethanol) Gabapentin Gabapentin enacarbil Leconotide Mirogabalin Pregabalin Ziconotide
Sodium blockers	Carbamazepine Lacosamide Local anesthetics (e.g., cocaine, lidocaine) Mexiletine Nefopam Tricyclic antidepressants (e.g., amitriptyline^#) Na_v1.7/1.8-selective: DSP-2230^§ Funapide^§ PF-05089771^§
Potassium openers	Flupirtine^‡