Showing chemical card for codeinone (CFc000283809)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-14 03:37:25 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000283809
Molecule Identification
Common Name
codeinone
Definition
Codeinone is practically insoluble (in water) and a very weakly acidic compound (based on its pKa). Codeinone can be found in a number of food items such as japanese chestnut, leek, squashberry, and redcurrant, which makes codeinone a potential biomarker for the consumption of these food products. Codeinone is 1/3 as active as codeine as an analgesic but it is an important intermediate in the production of hydrocodone, a painkiller about 3/4 the potency of morphine; as well as of oxycodone. The latter can also be synthesized from thebaine, however .
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as morphinans. These are polycyclic compounds with a four-ring skeleton with three condensed six-member rings forming a partially hydrogenated phenanthrene moiety, one of which is aromatic while the two others are alicyclic.
