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Codeine N-Oxide

Codeine N-Oxide is listed in the pharmaceutical impurity collection under CAS 3688-65-1. Its represented structure has formula C18H21NO4 and a calculated molecular weight of 315.37 g/mol.

2D chemical structure

O O O H N + O - H H H ( R ) ( S ) ( R ) ( R ) ( S )

Chemical identity

Catalog name
Codeine N-Oxide
Common name
Codeine N-Oxide
Chemical name
(4R,4aR,7S,7aR,12bS)-9-methoxy-3-methyl-3-oxido-2,4,4a,7,7a,13-hexahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinoline-3-ium-7-ol
CAS
3688-65-1
SMILES
COc1ccc2c3c1O[C@H]1[C@@H](O)C=C[C@H]4[C@@H](C2)[N+](C)([O-])CC[C@@]341
InChI
InChI=1S/C18H21NO4/c1-19(21)8-7-18-11-4-5-13(20)17(18)23-16-14(22-2)6-3-10(15(16)18)9-12(11)19/h3-6,11-13,17,20H,7-9H2,1-2H3/t11-,12+,13-,17-,18-,19?/m0/s1
InChIKey
BDLSDHWCOJPHIE-YMVRPXFZSA-N
Associated API
Codeine Monohydrate | Codeine; Codeine Monohydrate

Record ID: A67997742927e

Computed properties

C18H21NO4 Molecular formula
315.369 g/molMolecular weight
315.1471 DaMonoisotopic exact mass
61.75 ŲTopological polar surface area
1.5137 Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)
84.2522 cm³/molMolar refractivity (Wildman–Crippen)
4 countHydrogen-bond acceptors
1 countHydrogen-bond donors

Descriptors are calculated from the displayed SMILES. Calculated LogP is not a measured partition coefficient or a pH-specific LogD. 1 potential atom stereocenters have unspecified configuration.

Molecular descriptor profile

Descriptor radar

Mol. weight LogP TPSA HBA HBD Rotatable 25 50 75 100

Structural feature counts

0 2 4 6 Count H-bond acceptors H-bond donors Rotatable bonds Rings Aromatic rings Stereo centers

Element composition

C H N O 0 5 10 15 20 Number of atoms

Radar scale: 0–100 percentile within 25,771 distinct represented structures in this release, using the midpoint rank for ties. Larger values indicate a higher descriptor rank, not greater safety or toxicity. Element counts include hydrogen and combine isotopes under each element.

Radar values and percentile reference
DescriptorValuePercentile
Molecular weight315.36948.88
Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)1.513733.73
Topological polar surface area61.7542.33
Hydrogen-bond acceptors450.68
Hydrogen-bond donors138.08
Rotatable bonds (strict)112.12

Complete molecular descriptors

PropertyCalculated valueUnit / type
Molecular formulaC18H21NO4dimensionless
Molecular weight315.369g/mol
Monoisotopic exact mass315.1471Da
Topological polar surface area61.75Ų
Calculated LogP (Wildman–Crippen)1.5137dimensionless
Molar refractivity (Wildman–Crippen)84.2522cm³/mol
Hydrogen-bond acceptors4count
Hydrogen-bond donors1count
Rotatable bonds (strict)1count
Heavy atoms23count
Heteroatoms5count
Rings5count
Aromatic rings1count
Aliphatic rings4count
Saturated rings1count
Aromatic heterocycles0count
Aliphatic heterocycles2count
Saturated heterocycles1count
Aromatic carbocycles1count
Aliphatic carbocycles2count
Fraction of sp³ carbon atoms0.5556fraction
Formal charge0e
Disconnected components1count
Isotopically specified atoms0count
Potential atom stereocenters6count
Unspecified atom stereocenters1count
Spiro atoms1count
Bridgehead atoms2count
Labute approximate surface area134.8372Ų
Valence electrons122count
Radical electrons0count
Bertz complexity727.9769index
Balaban J1.822index

Ring categories overlap and should not be summed. No toxicity result, PDE, HBEL or acceptable intake is inferred from these descriptors.

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Other catalogue designations with the same represented structure

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Identity sources and calculation method

Identifiers originate from the source catalogues and available public identity records. InChI and InChIKey on this page are generated from the displayed SMILES. RDKit validation checks the molecular representation; it does not independently verify every catalogue assignment.

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