Cyprazepam; Chem. Abstr., 61: 7,032f (1964). is a drug which is a sedative- hypnotic benzodiazepine derivative. It has anxiolytic properties, and presumably also has hypnotic,

skeletal muscle relaxant A muscle relaxant is a drug that affects skeletal muscle function and decreases the muscle tone. It may be used to alleviate symptoms such as muscle spasms, pain, and hyperreflexia. The term "muscle relaxant" is used to refer to two major therapeu ...

, anticonvulsant and

amnestic Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or disease,Gazzaniga, M., Ivry, R., & Mangun, G. (2009) Cognitive Neuroscience: The biology of the mind. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. but it can also be caused temporarily by the use o ...

properties.

Synthesis

The lactam moiety in benzodiazepams is active towards nucleophiles and numerous analogues have been made by exploiting this fact. Cyprazepam synthesis

For example, heating demoxepam with N-cyclopropylmethylamine leads to

amidine Amidines are organic compounds with the functional group RC(NR)NR2, where the R groups can be the same or different. They are the imine derivatives of amides (RC(O)NR2). The simplest amidine is formamidine, HC(=NH)NH2. Examples of amidines includ ...

formation, the minor tranquilizer cyprazepam.

References

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Synthesis

See also

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