Chemistry:Nitrazepate

Short description: Chemical compound

Nitrazepate

Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-7-nitro-2-oxo-5-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepine-3-carboxylic acid
CAS Number	5571-84-6 Y
PubChem CID	21741
ChemSpider	20436 Y
UNII	3D69H48U8Q
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H11N3O5
Molar mass	325.280 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Chirality	Racemic mixture
SMILES [O-][N+](C1=CC2=C(C=C1)NC(C(C(O)=O)N=C2C3=CC=CC=C3)=O)=O
InChI InChI=1S/C16H11N3O5/c20-15-14(16(21)22)18-13(9-4-2-1-3-5-9)11-8-10(19(23)24)6-7-12(11)17-15/h1-8,14H,(H,17,20)(H,21,22) Y Key:JPEUYYKTUFRADV-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Nitrazepate (Lorzem) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative and has anxiolytic properties. It is normally produced as its potassium salt, potassium nitrazepate.

See also

• Benzodiazepine