# N-ethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters and ethers (Other name: N-desethyl protonitazene) — Federal controlled substance schedule (I-V) by drug, with DEA code number

For N-ethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters and ethers (Other name: N-desethyl protonitazene), schedule is Schedule I; listed under is Temporary listing of substances subject to emergency scheduling; dea code number is 9769; temporary listing expires is Oct. 15, 2027; cfr citation is 21 CFR 1308.11(h)(83), recorded from its source on 2026-09-01.

- **Substance:** N-ethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters and ethers (Other name: N-desethyl protonitazene) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Schedule:** Schedule I _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Listed under:** Temporary listing of substances subject to emergency scheduling _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **DEA code number:** 9769 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Temporary listing expires:** Oct. 15, 2027 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **CFR citation:** 21 CFR 1308.11(h)(83) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (83) N-ethyl-2-(5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine its isomers, esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters and ethers (Other name: N-desethyl protonitazene) | 9769 |

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Schedule

> § 1308.11 Schedule I.

### Listed under

> (h) Temporary listing of substances subject to emergency scheduling.

### Temporary listing expires

> adding paragraphs (h)(79) through (85), effective Oct. 15, 2025, until Oct. 15, 2027

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1308

Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-12-30.
Part of [Federal controlled substance schedule (I-V) by drug, with DEA code number](https://referencesource.org/dea-controlled-substance-schedule-by-drug/).