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 |