CF2-Etomidate

CF2-Etomidate
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 2,2-difluoroethyl 3-(1-phenylethyl)imidazole-4-carboxylate;
PubChem CID	174880505;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C14H14F2N2O2
Molar mass	280.275 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)N2C=NC=C2C(=O)OCC(F)F;
	InChI InChI=1S/C14H14F2N2O2/c1-10(11-5-3-2-4-6-11)18-9-17-7-12(18)14(19)20-8-13(15)16/h2-7,9-10,13H,8H2,1H3; Key:MDIFFQRDXCWIIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N;

CF2-Etomidate is an anesthetic drug related to etomidate, which has been sold as a designer drug as an active ingredient in e-cigarette liquids marketed under names such as space oil or kpods. It has a 2,2-difluoroethyl ester group in place of the ethyl ester of etomidate.^[1]

References

^ Bai S, Li M, Tang S, Wan S, Wu R, Chen L, Wang F, Liu S (2025). "Drug substitutes - Insights on benefits, risks, detection methods, and management strategies: a systematic review". Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16 1600212. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1600212. PMC 12310920. PMID 40747264.

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[1] Bai S, Li M, Tang S, Wan S, Wu R, Chen L, Wang F, Liu S (2025). "Drug substitutes - Insights on benefits, risks, detection methods, and management strategies: a systematic review". Frontiers in Psychiatry. 16 1600212. doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1600212. PMC 12310920. PMID 40747264.

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Identifiers

IUPAC name 2,2-difluoroethyl 3-(1-phenylethyl)imidazole-4-carboxylate
PubChem CID	174880505
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C₁₄H₁₄F₂N₂O₂
Molar mass	280.275 g·mol⁻¹
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES CC(C1=CC=CC=C1)N2C=NC=C2C(=O)OCC(F)F
InChI InChI=1S/C14H14F2N2O2/c1-10(11-5-3-2-4-6-11)18-9-17-7-12(18)14(19)20-8-13(15)16/h2-7,9-10,13H,8H2,1H3 Key:MDIFFQRDXCWIIL-UHFFFAOYSA-N