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Z0502

Zaleplon

≥98% (HPLC), solid

Synonym(s):

CL-284846, N-[3-(3-Cyanopyrazolo-[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl)-N-ethylacetamide

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H15N5O
CAS Number:
151319-34-5
Molecular Weight:
305.33
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329831599
MDL number:
MFCD00867990

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InChI

1S/C17H15N5O/c1-3-21(12(2)23)15-6-4-5-13(9-15)16-7-8-19-17-14(10-18)11-20-22(16)17/h4-9,11H,3H2,1-2H3

SMILES string

CCN(C(C)=O)c1cccc(c1)-c2ccnc3c(cnn23)C#N

InChI key

HUNXMJYCHXQEGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N

assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

solid

drug control

USDEA Schedule IV; psychotrope (France); regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

storage condition

desiccated, protect from light

color

white

solubility

DMSO: ~20 mg/mL, H2O: insoluble

storage temp.

2-8°C

Gene Information

human ... GABRA1(2554), GABRB1(2560), GABRG2(2566)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Zaleplon is a non-benzodiazepine agonist at the benzodiazepine site of the GABAA receptor; sedative; hypnotic.

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pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

signalword

Warning

Hazard Classifications

Repr. 2 - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Central nervous system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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018K4711

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M Dooley et al.
Drugs, 60(2), 413-445 (2000-09-13)
Zaleplon is a pyrazolopyrimidine hypnotic agent which is indicated for the short term (2 to 4 weeks) management of insomnia. Zaleplon 5 and 10 mg at bedtime (usual recommended doses) significantly reduced sleep latency compared with placebo in clinical trials
K W Weitzel et al.
Clinical therapeutics, 22(11), 1254-1267 (2000-12-16)
Insomnia is the subjective complaint of poor sleep or an inadequate amount of sleep that adversely affects daily functioning. For the past 4 decades, treatment of insomnia has shifted away from the use of barbiturates toward the use of hypnotic
Ane Birgitte Telén Andersen et al.
Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety, 20(4), 378-385 (2011-01-25)
To estimate the degree of long-term use of zopiclone, zolpidem and zaleplon among Danes aged 65 and older and the association with sociodemographic factors and use of other drugs. Danish register-based study of 5000 men and 5000 women aged 65
Daniela Remane et al.
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 401(4), 1341-1352 (2011-07-21)
For fast and reliable screening, identification, and quantification of as many analytes as possible, multi-analyte approaches are very useful in clinical and forensic toxicology. Using ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, such an approach has been developed for blood
Karthik Y Janga et al.
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 80(2), 347-357 (2011-11-02)
The present systematic study focused to investigate the combined advantage of proliposomes and surface charge for improved oral delivery of zaleplon. The zaleplon loaded proliposomes were prepared using hydrogenated soyphosphatidylcholine (HSPC) and cholesterol (CHOL) in varying ratios, and the optimized
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