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. 2024 Jul 18;15:1434573. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2024.1434573

TABLE 1.

Molecular structures of benzimidazole opioids (nitazenes).

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Nitazene R1 R2 R3 R4
4-Hydroxy nitazenes NO2 OH CH2CH3 CH2CH3
5-Amino Isotonitazene NH2 OCH(CH3)2 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Butonitazene NO2 OCH2CH2CH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Clonitazene NO2 Cl CH2CH3 CH2CH3
N-Desethylisonitazene NO2 OCH(CH3)2 - CH2CH3
N-Desetyletonitazene NO2 OCH2CH3 CH2CH3 -
Etodesnitazene H OCH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Etomethazene H OCH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Etoetonitazene NO2 OCH2CH2OCH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Etonitazene NO2 OCH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Etonitazepipne NO2 OCH2CH3 -CH2CH2CH2CH2-
Etonitazepyne NO2 OCH2CH3 -CH2CH2CH2CH2-
Flunitazene NO2 F CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Isotodesnitazene H OCH(CH3)2 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Isotonitazene NO2 OCH(CH3)2 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Methylthionitazene NO2 SCH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Metodesnitazene H OCH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Metonitazene or α-Methylmetonitazene NO2 OCH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
N-piperidino etonitazene NO2 OCH2CH3 --CH2CH2CH2CH2-
Propylnitazene NO2 CH2CH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3
Protonitazene NO2 OCH2CH2CH3 CH2CH3 CH2CH3