Codeine Molecular Structure - 3D Ball-and-Stick Model Visualization #3719077 (License: Personal Use)

This image displays the molecular geometry of codeine (C18H21NO3), an opioid alkaloid derived from morphine, using a ball-and-stick representation where black spheres denote carbon, white are hydrogen, red are oxygen, and blue is nitrogen. The structure reveals a phenanthrene core with a methoxy group at position 3, a hydroxyl at position 6, and an N-methylpiperidine ring attached at position 17. Dashed lines indicate the aromatic benzene ring within the fused system.

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