Skip to Content
Merck
CN

N2279

Norcocaine

Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.

Select a Size


About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H19NO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
289.33
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist
Technical Service
Need help? Our team of experienced scientists is here for you.
Let Us Assist

drug control

USDEA Schedule II; Home Office Schedule 2; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

General description

Norcocaine is a hepatotoxicant and a metabolite of cocaine. It is synthesized in the liver due to microsomal mixed function oxidases.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Minor metabolite of cocaine.
Biologically active.

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesHealth hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Repr. 1B - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Regulatory Information

新产品
This item has

Choose from one of the most recent versions:

Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number

Don't see the Right Version?

If you require a particular version, you can look up a specific certificate by the Lot or Batch number.

Already Own This Product?

Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.

Visit the Document Library

B W LeDuc et al.
Toxicology and applied pharmacology, 125(2), 322-332 (1994-04-01)
Cocaine (COC) causes liver damage in several species, including man. Chicken embryo hepatocyte cultures were evaluated as a model system to investigate the mechanism of cocaine-mediated hepatotoxicity. Parameters used to assess toxicity were: (1) release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); (2)
Handbook of Substance Abuse: Neurobehavioral Pharmacology (1998)
Cocaine: Pharamacology, Physiology, and Clinical Strategies (1991)
J W Boja et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 37(8), 1220-1223 (1994-04-15)
N-Norcocaine (2) and six N-nor-3 beta-(4'-substituted phenyl)tropane-2 beta-carboxylic acid esters (4a-f) were synthesized by N-demethylation of cocaine (1) and the appropriate 3 beta-(substituted phenyl)-tropane analogues (3a-f) with alpha-chloroethyl chloroformate. Radioligand binding affinities of 2 and 4a-f at the DA, 5-HT
Biological effects of cocaine derivatives I: Improved synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of norcocaine.
Borne R F, et al.
Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 66(1), 119-120 (1977)

Related Content

Our team of scientists has experience in all areas of research including Life Science, Material Science, Chemical Synthesis, Chromatography, Analytical and many others.

Contact Technical Service