Diethylthiambutene (Thiambutene, Themalon, Diethibutin, ''N'',''N''-Diethyl-1-methyl-3,3-di-2-thienylallylamine) is an

opioid Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects. Medically they are primarily used for pain relief, including anesthesia. Other medical uses include suppression of diarrhea, replacement therapy for opioid us ...

analgesic An analgesic drug, also called simply an analgesic (American English), analgaesic (British English), pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain (that is, analgesia or pain management). It ...

drug developed in the 1950s which was mainly used as an

anesthetic An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia ⁠— ⁠in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into two ...

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medicine and continues, along with the other two thiambutenes dimethylthiambutene and

ethylmethylthiambutene Ethylmethylthiambutene (; Emethibutin) is an opioid analgesic drug from the thiambutene family, around 1.3x the potency of morphine Morphine is a strong opiate that is found naturally in opium, a dark brown resin in poppies ('' Papaver ...

to be used for this purpose, particularly in Japan. It is now under international control under Schedule I of the UN Single Convention On Narcotic Drugs 1961, presumably due to high abuse potential, although little more information is available. It is listed under Schedule I of the US Controlled Substances Act as a Narcotic and has an ACSCN of 9616 with zero annual manufacturing quota as of 2013.

Synthesis

The conjugate addition of diethylamine 09-89-7to ethyl crotonate 23-70-1 0544-63-5(1) gives ethyl 3-(diethylamino)butanoate
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(2). Addition of two equivalents of 2-thienyllithium to the ester gives the tertiary alcohol 4094-46-9(4'). The dehydration of this then completes the synthesis of diethylthiambutene (5').

References

Synthetic opioids Thiophenes Diethylamino compounds Mu-opioid receptor agonists {{analgesic-stub