Y-23684 is an anxiolytic drug with a novel chemical structure, which is used in scientific research.[1][2] It has similar effects to benzodiazepine drugs, but is structurally distinct and so is classed as a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic.
Y-23684 has a favourable pharmacological profile, producing strong anxiolytic and moderate anticonvulsant effects at low doses that cause little or no sedative side effects. It has been proposed for development for human medical use, but has not yet gone beyond animal tests.[6]
^Griebel G, Perrault G, Sanger DJ (April 1999). "Differences in anxiolytic-like profile of two novel nonbenzodiazepine BZ (omega) receptor agonists on defensive behaviors of mice". Pharmacology, Biochemistry, and Behavior. 62 (4): 689–94. doi:10.1016/s0091-3057(98)00209-3. PMID10208374. S2CID9894109.
^Griebel G, Perrault G, Tan S, Schoemaker H, Sanger DJ (September 1999). "Comparison of the pharmacological properties of classical and novel BZ-omega receptor ligands". Behavioural Pharmacology. 10 (5): 483–95. doi:10.1097/00008877-199909000-00007. PMID10780255.