Rolziracetam

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IUPAC_name = "2,6,7,8-tetrahydro-1H-pyrrolizine-3,5-dione "

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CAS_number=18356-28-0
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PubChem=71893
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C=7|H=9|N=2|O=2
molecular_weight = 139.152 g/mol
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smiles = C1CC(=O)N2C1CCC2=O
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legal_status = Unscheduled (US)
routes_of_administration= Oral

Rolziracetam is a nootropic drug of the racetam family.

Rolziracetam was found to improve performance on a delayed-response task in aged rhesus monkeys. It has a wide margin of safety in animals and has been evaluated for use in cognitively impaired human subjects. [ Butler DE, Leonard JD, Caprathe BW, L'Italien YJ, Pavia MR, Hershenson FM, Poschel PH, Marriott JG. Amnesia-reversal activity of a series of cyclic imides. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 1987 Mar;30(3):498-503. ]

ee also

* Piracetam

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