7487. Piracetam

Nomenclature

CAS number: 7491-74-9
2-Oxo-1-pyrrolidineacetamide; 2-pyrrolidoneacetamide; 2-pyrrolidinoneacetamide; 2-ketopyrrolidine-1-ylacetamide; 1-acetamido-2-pyrrolidinone; UCB-6215; Avigilen (Riemser); Axonyl (Pfizer); Cerebroforte (Azupharma); Encetrop (Alpharma); Gabacet (Sanofi-Synthelabo); Geram (UCB); Nootrop (UCB); Nootropil (UCB); Nootropyl (UCB); Norzetam (UCB); Normabra"in (UCB); Piracebral (Hexal); Piracetrop (Holsten); Sinapsan (Rodleben).
C6H10N2O2; mol wt 142.16.
C 50.69%, H 7.09%, N 19.71%, O 22.51%.

Description and references

Prepn: H. Morren, NL 6509994; eidem, US 3459738 (1966, 1969 both to U.C.B.). Pharmacology: Giurgea et al., Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. Ther. 166, 238 (1967); Giurgea, Moyersoons, ibid. 188, 401 (1970); Giurgea et al., Psychopharmacologia 20, 160 (1971). Metabolism and biochemical studies: Gobert, J. Pharm. Belg. 27, 281 (1972). Clinical studies: W. J. Oosterveld, Arzneim.-Forsch. 30, 1947 (1980); G. Chouinard et al., Psychopharmacol. Bull. 17, 129 (1981); in dyslexia: M. Di Ianni et al., J. Clin. Psychopharmacol. 5, 272 (1985).

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals from isopropanol, mp 151.5-152.5°.

Therapeutic Category

Nootropic.

Keywords

Nootropic