CHEBI:2569 - alfentanil

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ChEBI Name alfentanil
ChEBI ID CHEBI:2569
Definition A member of the class of piperidines that is piperidine having a 2-(4-ethyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)ethyl group at the 1-position as well as N-phenylpropanamido- and methoxymethyl groups at the 4-position.
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Formula C21H32N6O3
Net Charge 0
Average Mass 416.51720
Monoisotopic Mass 416.25359
InChI InChI=1S/C21H32N6O3/c1-4-19(28)27(18-9-7-6-8-10-18)21(17-30-3)11-13-24(14-12-21)15-16-26-20(29)25(5-2)22-23-26/h6-10H,4-5,11-17H2,1-3H3
InChIKey IDBPHNDTYPBSNI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES CCC(=O)N(c1ccccc1)C1(CCN(CCn2nnn(CC)c2=O)CC1)COC
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): opioid analgesic
A narcotic or opioid substance, synthetic or semisynthetic agent producing profound analgesia, drowsiness, and changes in mood.
mu-opioid receptor agonist
A compound that exhibits agonist activity at the mu-opioid receptor.
Application(s): opioid analgesic
A narcotic or opioid substance, synthetic or semisynthetic agent producing profound analgesia, drowsiness, and changes in mood.
mu-opioid receptor agonist
A compound that exhibits agonist activity at the mu-opioid receptor.
intravenous anaesthetic

central nervous system depressant
A loosely defined group of drugs that tend to reduce the activity of the central nervous system.
peripheral nervous system drug
A drug that acts principally at one or more sites within the peripheral neuroeffector systems, the autonomic system, and motor nerve-skeletal system.
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Outgoing alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) has role μ-opioid receptor agonist (CHEBI:55322)
alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) has role central nervous system depressant (CHEBI:35488)
alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) has role intravenous anaesthetic (CHEBI:38877)
alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) has role opioid analgesic (CHEBI:35482)
alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) has role peripheral nervous system drug (CHEBI:49110)
alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) is a monocarboxylic acid amide (CHEBI:29347)
alfentanil (CHEBI:2569) is a piperidines (CHEBI:26151)
IUPAC Name
N-{1-[2-(4-ethyl-5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-1H-tetrazol-1-yl)ethyl]-4-(methoxymethyl)piperidin-4-yl}-N-phenylpropanamide
INNs Sources
alfentanil KEGG DRUG
alfentanilum DrugBank
Synonyms Sources
Alfentanyl DrugBank
N-(1-(2-(4-Ethyl-5-oxo-2-tetrazolin-1-yl)ethyl)-4-(methoxymethyl)-4-piperidyl)propionanilide ChemIDplus
Manual Xrefs Databases
114 DrugCentral
Alfentanil Wikipedia
C08005 KEGG COMPOUND
D07122 KEGG DRUG
DB00802 DrugBank
DE2819873 Patent
HMDB0014940 HMDB
US2014005223 Patent
US4167574 Patent
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Registry Numbers Types Sources
1188293 Beilstein Registry Number Beilstein
1188293 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys
71195-58-9 CAS Registry Number KEGG DRUG
71195-58-9 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus
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Last Modified
22 February 2017