ATC code none PubChem CID 23573 UNII 5PY881HC79 Molar mass 295.42 g/mol | CAS Number 7182-51-6 ChemSpider 22042 Formula C20H25NO | |
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Talopram (Lu 3-010), also known as phthalapromine, is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI) which was researched for the management of depression in the 1960s and 1970s but was never commercialized. Along with talsupram, talopram is structurally related to the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) citalopram, as well as to melitracen:
Synthesis
An unexpected/fortuitous rearrangement product in the synthesis of litracen is what lead to talopram.
References
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