Title: Indiplon
CAS Registry Number: 325715-02-4
CAS Name: N-Methyl-
N-[3-[3-(2-thienylcarbonyl)pyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrimidin-7-yl]phenyl]acetamide
Manufacturers' Codes: CL-285489; NBI-34060
Molecular Formula: C20H16N4O2S
Molecular Weight: 376.43
Percent Composition: C 63.81%, H 4.28%, N 14.88%, O 8.50%, S 8.52%
Literature References: Short-acting nonbenzodiazepine sedative; high-affinity a1-selective allosteric potentiator of GABAA receptor function. Prepn: J. P. Dusza
et al., US 4521422 (1985 to Am. Cyanamid).
See also: idem et al., US 6399621 (2002 to Am. Cyanamid). Receptor binding studies: S. K. Sullivan
et al., J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 311, 537 (2004).
In vivo pharmacology: A. C. Foster
et al., ibid. 547. Review of clinical development: D. N. Neubauer,
Expert Opin. Invest. Drugs 14, 1269-1276 (2005).
Properties: Yellow solid.
NOTE: This is a controlled substance (depressant):
21 CFR, 1308.14.
Therap-Cat: Sedative, hypnotic.
Keywords: Sedative/Hypnotic; Imidazopyridines.