Etiracetam

Etiracetam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-2-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butanamide
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
Legal status
  • Unscheduled (US)
Identifiers
CAS Number 33996-58-6
ATC code none
PubChem CID 59708
ChemSpider 53863 YesY
UNII 230447L0GL YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL1400561
Chemical data
Formula C8H14N2O2
Molar mass 170.209 g/mol
Chirality Racemic mixture
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Etiracetam is a nootropic drug of the racetam family. It is racemic; its biologically active enantiomeric form is levetiracetam.

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