levomethadone

Term ID

CHEBI:136003

Synonyms

• (-)-(R)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-3-heptanone
• (-)-methadone
• (6R)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one
• (6R)-methadone
• (R)-(-)-methadone
• (R)-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-3-heptanone
• (R)-methadone
• L-6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenyl-3-heptanone
• l-methadone
• levometadona
• levomethadone
• levomethadonum
• R-methadone

Definition

A 6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one that has (R)-configuration. It is the active enantiomer of methadone and its hydrochloride salt is used to treat adults who are addicted to drugs such as heroin and morphine.

References

• CAS:125-58-6
• Chemspider:20904
• DrugBank:DB13515
• Drug_Central:4586
• KEGG:D08121
• PMID:20308640
• PMID:21371149
• PMID:25669614
• PMID:27974484
• PMID:29393208
• PMID:29902789
• PMID:31842942
• PMID:32302325
• PMID:32586692
• PMID:32903474
• PMID:33345336
• PMID:33423953
• Reaxys:3213668
• Wikipedia:Levomethadone

Ontology

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