Cyprazepam

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Cyprazepam[1] is a drug which is a sedative-hypnotic benzodiazepine derivative.[2][3][4][5] It has anxiolytic properties,[6] and presumably also has hypnotic, skeletal muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant and amnestic properties.

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  • none
Legal status
  • US: Unscheduled
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Cyprazepam
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • US: Unscheduled
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismHepatic
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • 10-chloro-N-(cyclopropylmethyl)-3-hydroxy-2-phenyl-3,6-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undeca-1,6,8,10-tetraen-5-imine
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC19H18ClN3O
Molar mass339.82 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • ClC1=CC2=C(N/C(C[N+]([O-])=C2C3=CC=CC=C3)=N/CC4CC4)C=C1
  • InChI=1S/C19H18ClN3O/c20-15-8-9-17-16(10-15)19(14-4-2-1-3-5-14)23(24)12-18(22-17)21-11-13-6-7-13/h1-5,8-10,13H,6-7,11-12H2,(H,21,22) checkY
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Synthesis

The lactam moiety in benzodiazepams is active towards nucleophiles and numerous analogues have been made by exploiting this fact.

Cyprazepam synthesis:[1]

For example, heating demoxepam with N-cyclopropylmethylamine leads to amidine formation, the minor tranquilizer cyprazepam.

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