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HRID 1436845Generated: October 31, 2026

Hydrogen Peroxide → (4R,4aS,12bS)-4a-hydroxy-9-methoxy-3-methyl-2,4,7a,13-tetrahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7-one

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrogen PeroxideHCID 784—
ReactantCodeinoneHCID 5459910—
Product(4R,4aS,12bS)-4a-hydroxy-9-methoxy-3-methyl-2,4,7a,13-tetrahydro-1H-4,12-methanobenzofuro[3,2-e]isoquinolin-7-oneHCID 535942057%

Reaction Steps

Oxidation of codeinone (VI) by action of peroxoacids, of combination of organic acids and hydrogen peroxide, or of inorganic oxidizing agents (e.g. Co3+ salts), with a maximum yield of 57% of 14β-hydroxycodeinone, which is hydrogenated to Oxycodone (I) (Coop A., Rice K. C.: Tetrahedron 55, 11429 (1999)).

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS07619087B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2009_11
ORD IDord-1241605b55a2416a8d579e7ae85295d3
Source noteuspto-grants-2009_11