Benmoxin

Benmoxin
Benmoxin
Systematic (IUPAC) name
N-(1-phenylethyl)benzohydrazide
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status Prescription only
Routes Oral
Identifiers
CAS number 7654-03-7 N
ATC code None
PubChem CID 71671
ChemSpider 64728 YesY
UNII XC9FY2SGBG YesY
Chemical data
Formula C15H16N2O 
Mol. mass 240.30 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
 N(what is this?)  (verify)

Benmoxin (trade names Neuralex, Nerusil), also known as mebamoxine, is an irreversible and nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine class.[1][2] It was synthesized in 1967 and was subsequently used as an antidepressant in Europe, but is now no longer marketed.[1][2]

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