Norfentanyl

 ( Synthetic Opioids ) 

Norfentanyl is an inactive synthetic opioid analgesic medication precursor. It is an analog and metabolite of fentanyl with the removal of the phenethyl moiety (or functional group) from fentanyl chemical structure.

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Occurrence and Applications Norfentanyl occurs primarily as a metabolite of its parent drug, fentanyl. However, it can also be used to synthesize fentanyl itself.

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See also

• 3-Methylbutyrfentanyl
• 4-Fluorobutyrfentanyl
• 4-Fluorofentanyl
• α-Methylfentanyl
• Acetylfentanyl
• Benzylfentanyl
• Furanylfentanyl
• Homofentanyl
• List of fentanyl analogues

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