4946. Indiplon
Nomenclature
CAS number: 325715-02-4
N-Methyl-N-[3-[3-(2-thienylcarbonyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl]phenyl]acetamide; CL-285489; NBI-34060. C20H16N4O2S; mol wt 376.43.
C 63.81%, H 4.28%, N 14.88%, O 8.50%, S 8.52%.
Description and references
Short-acting nonbenzodiazepine sedative; high-affinity α1-selective allosteric potentiator of GABAA receptor function. Prepn: J. P. Dusza et al., US 4521422 (1985 to Am. Cyanamid). See also: idem et al., US 6399621 (2002 to Am. Cyanamid). Receptor binding studies: S. K. Sullivan et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 311, 537 (2004). In vivo pharmacology: A. C. Foster et al., ibid. 547. Review of clinical development: D. N. Neubauer, Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs 14, 1269-1276 (2005).
Properties
Yellow solid.Note
This is a controlled substance (depressant): 21 CFR, 1308.14.Therapeutic Category
Sedative, hypnotic.
Keywords
Sedative/Hypnotic; Imidazopyridines