Premazepam

Premazepam
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismHepatic
Elimination half-life10–13 hours
ExcretionRenal
Identifiers
  • 6,7-Dimethyl-5-phenyl-1,3-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-e][1,4]diazepin-2-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
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ChEMBL
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H15N3O
Molar mass253.305 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Cc1c2c(cn1C)NC(=O)CN=C2c3ccccc3
  • InChI=1S/C15H15N3O/c1-10-14-12(9-18(10)2)17-13(19)8-16-15(14)11-6-4-3-5-7-11/h3-7,9H,8H2,1-2H3,(H,17,19) ☒N
  • Key:CNWSHOJSFGGNLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N ☒N
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Premazepam is a Pyrrolodiazepine class of drug. [1] It is a partial agonist of benzodiazepine receptors and was shown in 1984 to possess both anxiolytic and sedative properties in humans but was never marketed.

  1. ^ Assandri A, Barone D, Ferrari P, Perazzi A, Ripamonti A, Tuan G, Zerilli LF (Mar–Apr 1984). "Metabolic fate of premazepam, a new anti-anxiety drug, in the rat and the dog". Drug Metabolism and Disposition. 12 (2): 257–63. PMID 6144494.