Loreclezole

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Loreclezole
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-[(Z)-2-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)ethenyl]-1,2,4-triazole
Identifiers
CAS number 117857-45-1
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PubChem 3034012
Chemical data
Formula C10H6Cl3N3 
Mol. mass 274.534 g/mol
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Loreclezole is a sedative and an anticonvulsant which acts as a GABA agonist. It binds allosterically to the GABAA receptor.[1] The binding site of loreclezole has been shown experimentally to be shared by valerenic acid, an extract of the root of the valerian plant.[2]

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