Abstract
THE synthesis of a new analgesic of remarkable potency, phenazocine (2-hydroxy-5,9-dimethyl-2-phenethyl-6,7-benzomorphan), has recently been announced1. This compound, of which the (−) isomer has an analgesic effect twenty times as great as that of morphine, is now undergoing clinical trials in the United States.
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CLARKE, E. Identification of Phenazocine, a Potent New Analgesic. Nature 184, 451 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184451a0
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