beclamide

Also known as Nydrane

Beclamide (marketed as Chloracon, Hibicon, Posedrine, Nydrane, Seclar, and other names) is a drug that possesses anticonvulsant activity. It is no longer used.

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Within Vinony's link graph, beclamide is referenced by 106 other articles, and connects out to medication, International Standard Book Number and schizophrenia.

It is catalogued under topics including Abandoned drugs, Anticonvulsants and Carboxamides.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: C10H12ClNO
Molecular weight: 197.66 g/mol
IUPAC name: N-benzyl-3-chloropropanamide
SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)CNC(=O)CCCl
InChIKey: JPYQFYIEOUVJDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP: 1.7
Polar surface area: 29.1 Å²
H-bond donors: 1
H-bond acceptors: 1
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase: Phase 2
Molecule type: Small molecule
Indications: epilepsy

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: chemical compound
Mass: 197.061

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chemical formula: C₁₀H₁₂ClNO
canonical SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)CNC(=O)CCCl
isomeric SMILES: C1=CC=C(C=C1)C/N=C(/CCCl)\O
Commons category: Beclamide

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Encyclopedic overview

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Beclamide (marketed as Chloracon, Hibicon, Posedrine, Nydrane, Seclar, and other names) is a drug that possesses anticonvulsant activity. It is no longer used.

==Uses== It has been used as a sedative and as an anticonvulsant.

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