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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.162.290 |
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| Formula | C16H12Cl2N2O |
| Molar mass | 319.19 g·mol−1 |
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Ro5-4864 [1] (4'-chlorodiazepam) is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative of diazepam. [2] However unlike most benzodiazepine derivatives, Ro5-4864 lacks affinity for GABAA receptors and lacks typical benzodiazepine effects, [3] instead being sedative yet also convulsant and anxiogenic in effects. [4] [5] [6] [7] Ro5-4864 was found to be a potent ligand for the "peripheral benzodiazepine receptor", [8] later renamed to mitochondrial translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO). Despite its convulsant effects, at lower doses Ro5-4864 has proved to be neuroprotective and has become widely used for research into the role of the TSPO protein in neurotoxicity. [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] In vitro studies and rodent models also suggest the possibility of analgesic, [15] antidepressant, [16] cardioprotective, [17] and anti-cancer effects. [18] [19] [20] [21] [ non-primary source needed ]