Nitrazolam

Nitrazolam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-methyl-8-nitro-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine
Clinical data
Legal status
Identifiers
CAS Number 28910-99-8
PubChem CID 20317278
Chemical data
Formula C17H13N5O2
Molar mass 319.32 g·mol−1
Not to be confused with nitrazepam.

Nitrazolam is a benzodiazepine[1] that has been sold online as a designer drug.[2]

It is closely related to clonazolam, only differing by the removal of a chlorine group at the benzene ring.

Animal studies indicate that nitrazolam can be several times more potent than diazepam as an antagonist of electroshock-induced tonic-extensor convulsions.[3]

See also

References

  1. Jackson B. Hester, Jr (19 October 1976). "Patent US3987052 - 6-Phenyl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepines". The Upjohn Company.
  2. "Nitrazolam". New Synthetic Drugs Database.
  3. Jackson B. Hester Jr., Allan D. Rudzik , Bharat V. Kamdar (November 1971). "6-Phenyl-4H-s-triazolo[4,3-a] [1,4]benzodiazepines which have central nervous system depressant activity". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 14 (11): 1078–1081. doi:10.1021/jm00293a015. PMID 5165540.


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