Etiracetam

Etiracetam

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	US: Unscheduled
Identifiers
IUPAC name (RS)-2-(2-Oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butanamide
CAS Number	33996-58-6^Y
PubChem CID	59708
ChemSpider	53863^Y
UNII	230447L0GL
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1400561^N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5046510
ECHA InfoCard	100.111.445
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C8H14N2O2
Molar mass	170.212 g·mol^−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
Chirality	Racemic mixture
SMILES CCC(C(=O)N)N1CCCC1=O
InChI InChI=1S/C8H14N2O2/c1-2-6(8(9)12)10-5-3-4-7(10)11/h6H,2-5H2,1H3,(H2,9,12)^Y Key:HPHUVLMMVZITSG-UHFFFAOYSA-N^Y
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Etiracetam is a chemical compound belonging to the racetam family, which was developed as a nootropic drug. It is racemic; its biologically active enantiomeric form is levetiracetam, now marketed as an antiepileptic drug.^[1]

See also

• Piracetam

References

1. Sara SJ (1980). "Memory retrieval deficits: alleviation by etiracetam, a nootropic drug". Psychopharmacology. 68 (3): 235–41. doi:10.1007/bf00428109. PMID 6771807. S2CID 23369972.