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flunitrazepam
Sign in to saveFlunitrazepam, sold under the brand name Rohypnol among others, is a benzodiazepine used to treat severe insomnia and assist with anesthesia. As with other hypnotics, flunitrazepam has been advised to be prescribed only for short-term use or by those with chronic insomnia on an occasional basis.
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Flunitrazepam is a chemical compound with the formula C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃. Its IUPAC name is 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-7-nitro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one. The substance has a molecular weight of 313.28 and a mass of 313.086269. It carries an MCN code of 2933.91.32 and a defined daily dose of 1.
Physicochemical properties include an xlogp of 2.1, a topological polar surface area of 78.5, and a charge of 0. The molecule contains zero hydrogen bond donors and five hydrogen bond acceptors. Flunitrazepam is the subject of 3,840 PubMed entries and is referenced by 944 other encyclopedia articles.
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Key facts
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.class
- Benzodiazepine
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 477167367
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-7-nitro-1H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepin-2(3H)-one
- Drug.image
- Flunitrazepam structure.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 200
- Drug.image2
- Flunitrazepam-from-xtal-3D-balls.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.tradename
- Rohypnol
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- C
- Drug.legal_AU
- S8
- Drug.legal_BR
- B1
- Drug.legal_CA
- Schedule I
- Drug.legal_DE
- Anlage III
- Drug.legal_UK
- Class C
- Drug.legal_US
- Schedule IV (Schedule I trafficking penalties, however)
- Drug.legal_UN
- Psychotropic Schedule III
via Wikipedia infobox
Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H12FN3O3
- Molecular weight
- 313.28 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-7-nitro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
- SMILES
- CN1C(=O)CN=C(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)[N+](=O)[O-])C3=CC=CC=C3F
- InChIKey
- PPTYJKAXVCCBDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 78.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
3,840 papersvia PubMed
~15 min read
Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- Use
- Adverse effects
- Dependence
- Paradoxical effects
- Hypotonia
- Other
- Special precautions
- Interactions
- Overdose
- Detection
- Pharmacology
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Recreational and illegal uses
- Recreational use
- Suicide
- Drug-facilitated sexual assault
- Drug-facilitated robbery
- Regional use
- Names
- References
- External links
Flunitrazepam, sold under the brand name Rohypnol among others, is a benzodiazepine used to treat severe insomnia and assist with anesthesia. As with other hypnotics, flunitrazepam has been advised to be prescribed only for short-term use or by those with chronic insomnia on an occasional basis.
Flunitrazepam was patented in 1962 and came into medical use in 1974. Nicknamed "roofies" or "floonies", it is widely known for its use as a date rape drug.
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