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Nitrazepam

146-22-5C15H11N3O3281.271 g/mol

A 1,4-benzodiazepinone that is 1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one which is substituted at positions 5 and 7 by phenyl and nitro groups, respectively. It is used as a hypnotic for the short-term management of insomnia and for the treatment of epileptic spasms in infants (West's syndrome). — ChEBI

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Identity & molecular properties

Source-linked values
CAS number146-22-5ChEBI ↗
Molecular formulaC15H11N3O3ChEBI ↗
Molar mass281.271 g/molChEBI ↗
Monoisotopic mass281.08004 DaChEBI ↗
Formal charge0ChEBI ↗
ChEBI identifierCHEBI:7581ChEBI ↗

Cross-source molecular data

PubChem
Molar mass281.27 g/molPubChem ↗
Exact mass281.08004122 DaPubChem ↗
Computed XLogP2.2PubChem ↗
Topological polar surface area (Ų)87.3PubChem ↗
H-bond donors1PubChem ↗
H-bond acceptors4PubChem ↗
Rotatable bonds1PubChem ↗

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Names & structural identifiers

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nitrazepam
7-nitro-5-phenyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
KJONHKAYOJNZEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
O=C1CN=C(c2ccccc2)c2cc([N+](=O)[O-])ccc2N1
InChI=1S/C15H11N3O3/c19-14-9-16-15(10-4-2-1-3-5-10)12-8-11(18(20)21)6-7-13(12)17-14/h1-8H,9H2,(H,17,19)

Names & synonyms

7-nitro-5-phenyl-1,3-dihydro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-oneApodormAtempolBenzalinCalsminDormicumEatanEunoctinGersonHipnaxHipsalIbrovek

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Classification & relationships

ChEBI ontology

Roles recorded in ChEBI

antidepressantanxiolytic drugantipsychotic agentanticonvulsantsedativedrug metaboliteGABA modulatorantispasmodic drug

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Mass ↔ amount of substance

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Equivalent amount
0.00355529 mol

Uses 281.271 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.

Elemental composition

Theoretical mass fractions
C
Carbon · 15 atoms
64.05%
O
Oxygen · 3 atoms
17.06%
N
Nitrogen · 3 atoms
14.94%
H
Hydrogen · 11 atoms
3.94%

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Research & patent references

Selected source associations
Benzodiazepines in the treatment of epilepsy in people with intellectual disability. ↗Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 1998 Dec · PMID 10030438
[West syndrome--new therapeutic approach]. ↗Srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo · 2001 May-Jun · PMID 15637997
US3121076 · Patent reference ↗Patent cross-reference supplied by ChEBI. Association alone does not establish claim scope.

Sources & record history

Checked 27 Sep 2026
EMBL-EBI ChEBI · CHEBI:7581

Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0

NCBI PubChem · CID 4506 · retrieved 2026-09-27

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