Anodyne

Methadone
Methadone
Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
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Physical properties
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309.4 g/mol [1]
Melting point99.5 °C [1]
DecompositionWhen heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides/. [1]
SolubilityPlatelets from alcohol + ether; mp, 235 °C; bitter taste; UV maximum, 292 nm; solubility (g/100 mL) water, 12; alcohol, 8; isopropanol, 2.4; Practically insoluble in ether, glycerol; pH of a 1% aqueous solution is 4.5-5.6 /Methadone hydrochloride/ [1]
3.9 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C21H27NO [1]
6-(dimethylamino)-4,4-diphenylheptan-3-one [1]
CCC(=O)C(CC(C)N(C)C)(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2=CC=CC=C2 [1]
InChI=1S/C21H27NO/c1-5-20(23)21(16-17(2)22(3)4,18-12-8-6-9-13-18)19-14-10-7-11-15-19/h6-15,17H,5,16H2,1-4H3 [1]
InChIKeyUSSIQXCVUWKGNF-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]
Dosing[]
Oral
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Threshold0.5 - 1
Light1 - 5
Common5 - 10
Strong10 - 20
Heavy20 - 29.10000000000001
Statistically derived dosages via DBI-IGS
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Methadone

Methadone (also known as Diaminon, Dolophin, Phenadone, Heptadone, Amidone, Ketalgin, Methadon, Adanon, Physeptone or Algovetin)

Chemistry

Salts []

Methadone is typically found in the form of its hydrobromide, hydrochloride and hydriodide salts.

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Methadone is a racemic mixture of the optical stereoisomers

See also []