Taniplon

Chemical compound
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Identifiers
  • 3-(5-methoxy-6,7,8,9-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]quinazolin-2-yl)-5-methyl-1,2,4-oxadiazole
CAS Number
  • 106073-01-2 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 3086516
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  • 2343126 ☒N
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  • OKS0I0BBLP
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Chemical and physical dataFormulaC14H15N5O2Molar mass285.307 g·mol−13D model (JSmol)
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  • InChI=1S/C14H15N5O2/c1-8-15-12(18-21-8)10-7-19-11-6-4-3-5-9(11)13(20-2)17-14(19)16-10/h7H,3-6H2,1-2H3 ☒N
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Taniplon is a nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic drug from the imidazoquinazoline family of drugs.

Taniplon binds strongly to benzodiazepine sites on the GABAA receptor and has similar anxiolytic effects in animals, but with less sedative or muscle relaxant action.[1]

References

  1. ^ Tully WR, Gardner CR, Gillespie RJ, Westwood R (July 1991). "2-(oxadiazolyl)- and 2-(thiazolyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidines as agonists and inverse agonists at benzodiazepine receptors". Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 34 (7): 2060–7. doi:10.1021/jm00111a021. PMID 1648620.
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