3-O-ethylmorphine hydrochloride

Chemical properties

White or almost white, crystalline powder.

Originator

Ethylmorphine,Yick-Vic Chemicals and

The Uses of 3-O-ethylmorphine hydrochloride

Opioid receptor agonist; analgesic

Manufacturing Process

To a solution of 199 parts of morphinane sodium in 900 parts of methanol was added a solution of 60 parts of benzene sulfonic acid methylethyl ester. The mixture was stirred at heating to give the ethylmorphine. In practice it is usually used as hydrochloride

Therapeutic Function

Analgesic, Antitussive, Mydriatic