Seletracetam

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Seletracetam
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(2S)-2-[(4R)-4-(2,2-difluoroethenyl) -2-oxo-pyrrolidin-1-yl]butanamide
Identifiers
CAS number 357336-74-4
ATC code  ?
PubChem 9942725
Chemical data
Formula C10H14F2N2O 
Mol. mass 232.227
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability >90%
Metabolism  ?
Half life 8h
Excretion  ?
Therapeutic considerations
Pregnancy cat.

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Legal status

Unscheduled (US)

Routes Oral

Seletracetam is a drug of the racetam family. It is currently being developed by UCB Pharmaceuticals as an anticonvulsant drug. While similar in structure to so-called nootropic drugs, it is not expected to have cognitive enhancing properties.

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