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Synonyms: (+)-alpha-propoxyphene | Darvon® | propoxyphene
dextropropoxyphene is an approved drug
Compound class:
Synthetic organic
Comment: Dextropropoxyphene is principally an opioid analgesic. Chemically it is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene (the (2R,3S) optical isomer with PubChem CID 200742); dextropropoxyphene being the (2S,3R) enantiomer. Marketing in Europe and the US has been discontinued due to concerns of fatal overdoses and heart arrhythmias.
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Classification ![]() |
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| Compound class | Synthetic organic |
| Approved drug? | Yes. |
IUPAC Name ![]() |
| [(2S,3R)-4-dimethylamino-3-methyl-1,2-di(phenyl)butan-2-yl] propanoate |
International Nonproprietary Names ![]() |
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| INN number | INN |
| 740 | dextropropoxyphene |
Synonyms ![]() |
| (+)-alpha-propoxyphene | Darvon® | propoxyphene |
Database Links ![]() |
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| CAS Registry No. | 469-62-5 |
| ChEMBL Ligand | CHEMBL1213351 |
| DrugBank Ligand | DB00647 |
| DrugCentral Ligand | 844 |
| GtoPdb PubChem SID | 223365928 |
| PubChem CID | 10100 |
| Search Google for chemical match using the InChIKey | XLMALTXPSGQGBX-GCJKJVERSA-N |
| Search Google for chemicals with the same backbone | XLMALTXPSGQGBX |
| Search PubMed clinical trials | dextropropoxyphene |
| Search PubMed titles | dextropropoxyphene |
| Search PubMed titles/abstracts | dextropropoxyphene |
| UniChem Compound Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | XLMALTXPSGQGBX-GCJKJVERSA-N |
| UniChem Connectivity Search for chemical match using the InChIKey | XLMALTXPSGQGBX-GCJKJVERSA-N |
| Wikipedia | Dextropropoxyphene |