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flunitrazepam
Sign in to saveFlunitrazepam, sold under the brand name Rohypnol among others, is a benzodiazepine used to treat severe insomnia and assist with anesthesia. As with other hypnotics, flunitrazepam has been advised to be prescribed only for short-term use or by those with chronic insomnia on an occasional basis.
Key facts
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.class
- Benzodiazepine
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 477167367
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-7-nitro-1H-benzo[e][1,4]diazepin-2(3H)-one
- Drug.image
- Flunitrazepam structure.svg
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.width
- 200
- Drug.image2
- Flunitrazepam-from-xtal-3D-balls.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.tradename
- Rohypnol
- Drug.pregnancy_AU
- C
- Drug.legal_AU
- S8
- Drug.legal_BR
- B1
- Drug.legal_CA
- Schedule I
- Drug.legal_DE
- Anlage III
- Drug.legal_UK
- Class C
- Drug.legal_US
- Schedule IV (Schedule I trafficking penalties, however)
- Drug.legal_UN
- Psychotropic Schedule III
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C16H12FN3O3
- Molecular weight
- 313.28 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-7-nitro-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
- SMILES
- CN1C(=O)CN=C(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)[N+](=O)[O-])C3=CC=CC=C3F
- InChIKey
- PPTYJKAXVCCBDU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.1
- Polar surface area
- 78.5 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 5
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
3,840 papersvia PubMed
Wikidata facts
- Mass
- 313.086269
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- Commons category
- Flunitrazepam
- chemical formula
- C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃
- World Health Organisation international non-proprietary name
- flunitrazepam
- canonical SMILES
- CN1C(=O)CN=C(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)[N+](=O)[O-])C3=CC=CC=C3F
- defined daily dose
- 1
- MCN code
- 2933.91.32
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Article
23 sectionsContents
- Use
- Adverse effects
- Dependence
- Paradoxical effects
- Hypotonia
- Other
- Special precautions
- Interactions
- Overdose
- Detection
- Pharmacology
- Chemistry
- History
- Society and culture
- Recreational and illegal uses
- Recreational use
- Suicide
- Drug-facilitated sexual assault
- Drug-facilitated robbery
- Regional use
- Names
- References
- External links
Flunitrazepam, sold under the brand name Rohypnol among others, is a benzodiazepine used to treat severe insomnia and assist with anesthesia. As with other hypnotics, flunitrazepam has been advised to be prescribed only for short-term use or by those with chronic insomnia on an occasional basis.
Flunitrazepam was patented in 1962 and came into medical use in 1974. Nicknamed "roofies" or "floonies", it is widely known for its use as a date rape drug.