Methadone intermediate

Methadone intermediate

Systematic (IUPAC) name
4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenylbutane
Clinical data
Legal status	DE: Anlage II (Prohibited) UN: Narcotic Schedule I
Routes of administration	N/A
Identifiers
CAS Number	125-79-1
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 31331
ChemSpider	29065
Chemical data
Formula	C19H22N2
Molecular mass	278.391 g/mol
SMILES CC(CC(C#N)(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2)N(C)C
InChI InChI=1S/C19H22N2/c1-16(21(2)3)14-19(15-20,17-10-6-4-7-11-17)18-12-8-5-9-13-18/h4-13,16H,14H2,1-3H3 Key:GJJQIGFCGLPOQK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Methadone intermediate is a methadone precursor scheduled by UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. It is a Schedule II Narcotic controlled substance in the United States and has an ACSCN of 9254. The 2014 annual manufacturing quota was 32 875 kilos.

See also

• Moramide intermediate
• Pethidine intermediate A
• Pethidine intermediate B (norpethidine)
• Pethidine intermediate C (pethidinic acid)