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Also known as dihydrodesoxymorphine, krokodil, 4,5-epoxy-3-hydroxy-n-methylmorphinan, 6-deoxy-7,8-dihydromorphine, deoxydihydromorphine D, dihydrodeoxymorphine, dihydrodesoxymorphine D, krok

Desomorphine (or in some formulations known as Krokodil) is a semi-synthetic opioid commercialized by Roche, with powerful, fast-acting effects, such as sedation and analgesia. It was first discovered and patented in Germany by a German team working for Knoll in 1920 but was not generally recognized. It was later synthesized in 1932 by American chemist Lyndon Frederick Small. Small also successfully patented it in 1934 in the United States. Desomorphine was used in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland under the brand name Permonid and was described as having a fast onset and a short duration of a