Cyprazepam[1] is a drug which is a sedative-hypnotic benzodiazepine derivative.[2][3][4][5] It has anxiolytic properties,[6] and presumably also has hypnotic, skeletal muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant and amnestic properties.
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Routes of administration | Oral |
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Metabolism | Hepatic |
Excretion | Renal |
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Formula | C19H18ClN3O |
Molar mass | 339.82 g·mol−1 |
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The lactam moiety in benzodiazepams is active towards nucleophiles and numerous analogues have been made by exploiting this fact.
For example, heating demoxepam with N-cyclopropylmethylamine leads to amidine formation, the minor tranquilizer cyprazepam.