Chemicals and Drugs

Sufentanil

An opioid analgesic that is used as an adjunct in anesthesia, in balanced anesthesia, and as a primary anesthetic agent.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An opioid analgesic that is used as an adjunct in anesthesia, in balanced anesthesia, and as a primary anesthetic agent.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C22H30N2O2S
Molecular Weight
386.6 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
56030-54-7
IUPAC Name
N-[4-(methoxymethyl)-1-(2-thiophen-2-ylethyl)piperidin-4-yl]-N-phenylpropanamide
InChIKey
GGCSSNBKKAUURC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCC(=O)N(C1=CC=CC=C1)C2(CCN(CC2)CCC3=CC=CS3)COC
MeSH Unique ID
D017409
Source
PubChem CID 41693

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

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Drug Class

Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Sulfentanil
  • Sulfentanyl
  • R-30730
  • Sufenta
  • Sufentanil Citrate
  • Sufentanil Curasan
  • Sufentanil-Hameln
  • Sufentanil-Ratiopharm
  • Citrate, Sufentanil
  • Curasan, Sufentanil
  • R 30730
  • R30730
  • Sufentanil Hameln
  • Sufentanil Ratiopharm
  • SufentanilHameln
  • SufentanilRatiopharm

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

25 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

93; was SULFENTANIL (NM) 1977-92

MeSH Record

Previous Indexing

  • Anilides (1977-1978)
  • Fentanyl/analogs & derivatives (1979-1992)
  • Piperidines (1977-1978)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D03w.383.621.265w.900w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sufentanil. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017409. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017409
  2. Sufentanil. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sufentanil
  3. Sufentanil. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q417915
  4. Sufentanil. In: PubChem Compound. CID 41693. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/41693