Codeinone
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Codeinone is an isoquinolone alkaloid found in the opium poppy. As an analgesic, it is one-third the potency of codeine. It is an important intermediate in the production of hydrocodone–a painkiller about three-quarters the potency of morphine –as well as of oxycodone, though the latter can also be synthesized from thebaine.
Codeinone is an isoquinolone alkaloid found in the opium poppy. As an analgesic, it is one-third the potency of codeine. It is an important intermediate in the production of hydrocodone–a painkiller about three-quarters the potency of morphine –as well as of oxycodone, though the latter can also be synthesized from thebaine. ==Chemical structure== Codeinone can be described as the methylether of morphinone: 3-methyl-morphinone. Codeinone can be also described as the ketone of codeine: codeine-6-one. ==References==
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