Norcocaine

Norcocaine
Norcocaine
Systematic (IUPAC) name
methyl (1R,2R,3S,5S)-3-(benzoyloxy)-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-2-carboxylate
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 18717-72-1
ATC code None
PubChem CID 644007
ChemSpider 559083 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C16H19NO4 
Mol. mass 289.326
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Not to be confused with "Nocaine"

Norcocaine is a minor metabolite of cocaine. It is the only confirmed pharmacologically active metabolite of cocaine,[1] although salicylmethylecgonine is also speculated to be an active metabolite.

References

  1. ^ Virtual Mass Spectrometry Laboratory: Cocaine in Hair