Alprazolam triazolobenzophenone

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Alprazolam triazolobenzophenone
Alprazolam-benzophenone structure.png
Identifiers
  • {2-[3-(Aminomethyl)-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]-5-chlorophenyl}(phenyl)methanone
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C17H15ClN4O
Molar mass 326.78 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1=NN=C(N1C2=C(C=C(C=C2)Cl)C(=O)C3=CC=CC=C3)CN
  • InChI=1S/C17H15ClN4O/c1-11-20-21-16(10-19)22(11)15-8-7-13(18)9-14(15)17(23)12-5-3-2-4-6-12/h2-9H,10,19H2,1H3
  • Key:WWADXOXMCNJJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alprazolam triazolobenzophenone is a chemical compound that is a prodrug for the benzodiazepine derivative alprazolam. At neutral pH it readily cyclizes to alprazolam, while in acidic conditions alprazolam undergoes a ring-opening reaction back to the ketone. A series of related acyl derivatives was researched in the 1980s as injectable water-soluble prodrugs of alprazolam, [1] but were never developed for medical use. Subsequently, this compound has been detected as a designer drug, first being identified from a seizure in Spain in March 2014. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Cho MJ, Sethy VH, Haynes LC (August 1986). "Sequentially labile water-soluble prodrugs of alprazolam". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 29 (8): 1346–50. doi:10.1021/jm00158a004. PMID   3016261.
  2. ↑ "Novel Benzodiazepines. A review of the evidence of use and harms of Novel Benzodiazepines" (PDF). Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. April 2020.
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