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Also known as Pivalylbenzhydrazine, Pivazide

Pivhydrazine (trade name Tersavid), also known as pivalylbenzhydrazine and pivazide, is an irreversible and non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine family. It was formerly used as an antidepressant in the 1960s, but has since been discontinued.

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Mass
206.141913
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Pivalylbenzhydrazine.svg
Has use
medication
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chemical formula
C₁₂H₁₈N₂O
canonical SMILES
CC(C)(C)C(=O)NNCC1=CC=CC=C1
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Pivhydrazine (trade name Tersavid), also known as pivalylbenzhydrazine and pivazide, is an irreversible and non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine family. It was formerly used as an antidepressant in the 1960s, but has since been discontinued.

== See also == Hydrazine (antidepressant)

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