Aloracetam

Aloracetam
Clinical data
ATC code	none;
Legal status
Legal status	US: Unscheduled Not FDA approved;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name N-[2-(3-Formyl-2,5-dimethylpyrrol-1-yl)ethyl]acetamide;
CAS Number	119610-26-3 ;
PubChem CID	178134;
ChemSpider	155069 ;
UNII	U0RKZ75D0T;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL2104637;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10152524 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C11H16N2O2
Molar mass	208.261 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CC1=CC(=C(N1CCNC(=O)C)C)C=O;
	InChI InChI=1S/C11H16N2O2/c1-8-6-11(7-14)9(2)13(8)5-4-12-10(3)15/h6-7H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H,12,15) ; Key:ZUQSGZULKDDMEW-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Aloracetam (INN) is a drug described as a nootropic which is closely related to, but technically not of (as it lacks a pyrrolidone ring), the racetam family of compounds.^[1]^[2]^[3] It was studied by Aventis for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease,^[4] but was never marketed.