Chemical Name | Zaleplon |
Structure: |  |
Chemical Name | N-[3-(Cyanopyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl)phenyl]-N-ethylacetamide |
CAS No. | 151319-34-5 |
Mainly Intermediate | N-Ethylacetamide |
CAS NO. | 625-50-3 |
Synonyms
| Acetylethylamine Acetamidoethane Acetoethylamide acetoethyl amide N-Acetylethylamine N-Aethylacetamid [German] N-Ethylacetamid [German] N-Ethyl Acetamide N-ethylethanamide Acetic acid ethylamide Ethylacetamide
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Description | Zaleplon is a benzodiazepine receptor agonist and hypnotic that is used as a sleeping pill. Zaleplon is a pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine having a nitrile group at position 3 and a 3-(N-ethylacetamido)phenyl substituent at the 7-position. It has a role as anticonvulsant, a central nervous system depressant, a sedative and an anxiolytic drug. It is a pyrazolopyrimidine and a nitrile. N-Ethylacetamide is the mainly intermediate of Zaleplon. |
