S. Hosztafi et al., SYNTHESIS AND ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF NICOTINIC ESTERS OF MORPHINE DERIVATIVES, Arzneimittel-Forschung, 43-2(11), 1993, pp. 1200-1203
The synthesis of morphine nicotinates is described using nicotinyl chl
oride in the presence of pyridine. Isomorphine and isocodeine nicotina
tes were prepared from the corresponding morphine and codeine derivati
ves with nicotinic acid in the presence of triphenylphosphine and diet
hyl azodicarboxylate. Unexpectedly the reaction of 14-hydroxy-dihydrom
orphinone derivatives was anomalous, enolesters were formed. The analg
etic activity of selected compounds was determined.