Anodyne

Heroin
Diacetylmorphine
Salts
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Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride
Diacetylmorphine hydrochloride
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC21H23NO5
Molecular mass369.4 g/mol
Density1.56 g/cu m at 25 °C g/cm3
AppearanceOrthorhombic plates, tablets from ethyl acetate
OdorOdorless
TasteBitter
Predicted LogP1.5
Melting point173 °C
Boiling point272-274 °C at 1.20E+01 mm Hg
Decomposition... Decomposes by boiling with water.
SolubilityIn water, 60 mg/L at 25 °C
Chiralityabsolute
Identifiers
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IUPAC name[(4R,4aR,7S,7aR,12bS)-9-acetyloxy-3-methyl-2,4,4a,7,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7-yl] acetate
SMILESCC(=O)O[C@H]1C=C[C@H]2[C@H]3CC4=C5[C@]2([C@H]1OC5=C(C=C4)OC(=O)C)CCN3C
InChIInChI=1S/C21H23NO5/c1-11(23)25-16-6-4-13-10-15-14-5-7-17(26-12(2)24)20-21(14,8-9-22(15)3)18(13)19(16)27-20/h4-7,14-15,17,20H,8-10H2,1-3H3/t14-,15+,17-,20-,21-/m0/s1
InChIKeyGVGLGOZIDCSQPN-PVHGPHFFSA-N
Dosing

Diacetylmorphine

Diacetylmorphine (also known as HEROIN, Diamorphine, Acetomorphine, 3,6-Diacetylmorphine, Diaphorm, Eclorion, Morphacetin, Preza, O,O'-Diacetylmorphine or Morphine diacetate) is a opioid substance of the morphinan class.

Chemistry

Diacetylmorphine is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

Stereochemistry

Diacetylmorphine is a absolute mixture

See also