Iclazepam

Iclazepam

Systematic (IUPAC) name
7-chloro-1-[2-(cyclopropylmethoxy)ethyl]-5-phenyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	57916-70-8
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 68777
ChemSpider	62020 Y
UNII	FL061Q6NMC Y
Chemical data
Formula	C21H21ClN2O2
Mol. mass	368.857
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
InChI InChI=1S/C21H21ClN2O2/c22-17-8-9-19-18(12-17)21(16-4-2-1-3-5-16)23-13-20(25)24(19)10-11-26-14-15-6-7-15/h1-5,8-9,12,15H,6-7,10-11,13-14H2 Y Key:PLRHQQPBNXIHAZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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Iclazepam (Clazepam) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative. It has sedative and anxiolytic effects similar to those produced by other benzodiazepine derivatives, and is around the same potency as chlordiazepoxide.

Iclazepam is a derivative of nordazepam substituted with a cyclopropylmethoxyethyl group on the N1 nitrogen. Once in the body, iclazepam is quickly metabolised to nordazepam and its N-(2-hydroxyethyl) derivative, which are thought to be mainly responsible for its effects.^[1]

See also

• List of benzodiazepines