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Naltrexone
- CAS number
- 16590-41-3
- Molecular formula
- C20H23NO4
- Molecular weight
- 341.4 g/mol

About this molecule
Naltrexone is an organic heteropentacyclic compound that is naloxone substituted in which the allyl group attached to the nitrogen is replaced by a cyclopropylmethyl group. A -opioid receptor antagonist, it is used to treat alcohol dependence. It has a role as a central nervous system depressant, a xenobiotic, a mu-opioid receptor antagonist, an environmental contaminant and an antidote to opioid poisoning. It is an organic heteropentacyclic compound, a member of cyclopropanes and a morphinane-like compound. It is a conjugate base of a naltrexone(1+).
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (4R,4aS,7aR,12bS)-3-(cyclopropylmethyl)-4a,9-dihydroxy-2,4,5,6,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7-one
- InChIKey
- DQCKKXVULJGBQN-XFWGSAIBSA-N
- SMILES
- C1CC1CN2CC[C@]34[C@@H]5C(=O)CC[C@]3([C@H]2CC6=C4C(=C(C=C6)O)O5)O
- PubChem CID
- 5360515
Also known as
naltrexone · Vivitrol · Vivitrex · Celupan · Naltrexona · N-Cyclopropylmethylnoroxymorphone · Naltrexonum · Nemexin
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