Cocaethylene
Structure and properties Cocaethylene (C18H23NO4, Mr = 317.4 g/mol) is a derivative of cocaine. Unlike cocaine, it contains an ethyl ester rather than a methyl ester. Formation Cocaethylene is formed when cocaine and ethanol are consumed simultaneously in the liver by a process called transesterification. The reaction occurs during catalysis by carboxylesterase 1 (hCE1). This … Cocaethylene
