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F9261

Sigma-Aldrich

Flunitrazepam

Synonym(s):

5-(2-Fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-7-nitro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2(1H)-one, Ro 5-4200

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C16H12FN3O3
CAS Number:
1622-62-4
Molecular Weight:
313.28
EC Number:
216-597-8
MDL number:
MFCD00057906
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
24894993
NACRES:
NA.77

drug control

USDEA Schedule IV; Home Office Schedule 3; psychotrope (France); kontrollierte Droge in Deutschland; regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada; psicótropo (Spain); Decreto Lei 15/93: Tabela IIC (Portugal)

solubility

45% (w/v) aq 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin: 1 mg/mL
DMF: soluble
ethanol: soluble

originator

Roche

SMILES string

CN1C(=O)CN=C(c2ccccc2F)c3cc(ccc13)[N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C16H12FN3O3/c1-19-14-7-6-10(20(22)23)8-12(14)16(18-9-15(19)21)11-4-2-3-5-13(11)17/h2-8H,9H2,1H3

InChI key

PPTYJKAXVCCBDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

human ... GABRA1(2554) , GABRA2(2555) , GABRA3(2556) , GABRA4(2557) , GABRA5(2558) , GABRA6(2559) , GABRB1(2560) , GABRB2(2561) , GABRB3(2562) , GABRD(2563) , GABRE(2564) , GABRG1(2565) , GABRG2(2566) , GABRG3(2567) , GABRP(2568) , GABRQ(55879)
rat ... Gabra2(29706)

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Hypnotic; anxiolytic; ligand for the GABAA receptor benzodiazepine modulatory site.

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Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302,H336,H412

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - STOT SE 3

Target Organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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R M McKernan et al.
Molecular pharmacology, 54(1), 33-43 (1998-07-11)
Photoincorporation of ligands into the benzodiazepine site of native gamma-aminobutyric acidA (GABAA) receptors provides useful information about the nature of the benzodiazepine (BZ) binding site. Photoincorporation of flunitrazepam into a single population of GABAA receptors, recombinant human alpha1beta3gamma2, was investigated
Danni Harris et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 51(13), 3788-3803 (2008-06-10)
Ligands that bind to the benzodiazepine binding site on the GABA A receptor can attenuate or potentiate cognition. To investigate this property, the chemical determinants favoring selective binding or selective activation of the alpha5beta2gamma2 and alpha1beta2gamma2 GABA A receptor isoforms
M A Mattila et al.
Drugs, 20(5), 353-374 (1980-11-01)
Flunitrazepam is a benzodiazepine derivative whose hypnotic effect predominates over the sedative, anxiolytic, muscle-relaxing and anticonvulsant effects characteristic of benzodiazepines. Thus, it is used as a night-time hypnotic and in anaesthesiology: due to the pronounced hypnotic effect it is not
T Suzuki et al.
Endoscopy, 44(1), 38-42 (2011-12-07)
Studies have estimated that failure of cecal intubation occurs with conventional colonoscopy in up to 10 % of cases. Double-balloon endoscopy (DBE) systems, magnetic endoscope imaging (MEI), and transparent cap have been shown to improve success rates for colonoscopy. This study
J H Woods et al.
Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 17(3 Suppl 2), 1S-57S (1997-06-01)
Flunitrazepam is among the most frequently prescribed hypnotics in many countries. Although it was never marketed in the United States, flunitrazepam, in recent years, has been smuggled into the country, and reports of abuse--including alleged use of the drug to
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