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Also known as 4'-chlorodiazepam

Ro5-4864 ('''4'-chlorodiazepam') is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative of diazepam. However unlike most benzodiazepine derivatives, Ro5-4864 lacks affinity for GABAA receptors and lacks typical benzodiazepine effects, instead being sedative yet also convulsant and anxiogenic in effects. Ro5-4864 was found to be a potent ligand for the "peripheral benzodiazepine receptor", later renamed to mitochondrial translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO). Despite its convulsant effects, at lower doses Ro5-4864 has proved to be neuroprotective and has become widely used for research into the role of the

Chemical data

Formula
C16H12Cl2N2O
Molecular weight
319.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
7-chloro-5-(4-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one

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Molecule type
Small molecule

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Mass
318.033
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chemical formula
C₁₆H₁₂Cl₂N₂O
canonical SMILES
CN1C(=O)CN=C(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)Cl)C3=CC=C(C=C3)Cl
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Ro5-4864
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Ro5-4864 ('''4'-chlorodiazepam') is a drug which is a benzodiazepine derivative of diazepam. However unlike most benzodiazepine derivatives, Ro5-4864 lacks affinity for GABAA receptors and lacks typical benzodiazepine effects, instead being sedative yet also convulsant and anxiogenic in effects. Ro5-4864 was found to be a potent ligand for the "peripheral benzodiazepine receptor", later renamed to mitochondrial translocator protein 18kDa (TSPO). Despite its convulsant effects, at lower doses Ro5-4864 has proved to be neuroprotective and has become widely used for research into the role of the TSPO protein in neurotoxicity. In vitro'' studies and rodent models also suggest the possibility of analgesic, antidepressant, cardioprotective, and anti-cancer effects.

== See also == 4'-Chlorodeschloroalprazolam Diclazepam (2'-chlorodiazepam) PK-11195

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