heterocyclic
A heterocyclic compound or ring structure is a cyclic compound that has atoms of at least two different elements as members of its ring(s). Heterocyclic organic chemistry is the branch of organic chemistry dealing with the synthesis, proper ...
chemical compound
A chemical compound is a chemical substance composed of many identical molecules (or molecular entities) containing atoms from more than one chemical element held together by chemical bonds. A molecule consisting of atoms of only one element ...
s consisting of a
benzene
Benzene is an Organic compound, organic chemical compound with the Chemical formula#Molecular formula, molecular formula C6H6. The benzene molecule is composed of six carbon atoms joined in a planar hexagonal Ring (chemistry), ring with one hyd ...
ring fused to an azepine ring. Examples include:
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Fenoldopam
Fenoldopam mesylate (Corlopam) is a drug and synthetic benzazepine derivative which acts as a selective D1 receptor partial agonist. Fenoldopam is used as an antihypertensive agent. It was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in ...
Ivabradine
Ivabradine, sold under the brand name Procoralan among others, is a medication, which is a pacemaker current (I''f'') inhibitor, used for the symptomatic management of heart-related chest pain and heart failure. Patients who qualify for use o ...
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Semagacestat
Semagacestat (LY-450139) was a candidate drug for a causal therapy against Alzheimer's disease. It was originally developed by Eli Lilly and Elan, and clinical trials were conducted by Eli Lilly. Phase III trials included over 3000 patients, but ...
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Varenicline
Varenicline, sold under the brand names Chantix and Champix among others, is a medication used for smoking cessation and for the treatment of dry eye syndrome. It is a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor partial agonist. When activated, this recep ...
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Trepipam
Trepipam (; developmental code name SCH-12679) is a dopamine receptor agonist of the benzazepine group that was never marketed. It acts specifically as an agonist of the dopamine D1 receptor. It is closed related structurally to fenoldopam, a ...
Benzodiazepine
Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), colloquially known as "benzos", are a class of central nervous system (CNS) depressant, depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed t ...
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Dibenzazepine
Dibenzazepine (iminostilbene) is a chemical compound with two benzene functional group, rings fused to an azepine ring (chemistry), ring. Many pharmaceuticals, such as carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, and depramine, are based on a dibenzazepine struc ...