Anodyne

Valium
Diazepam
Salts
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Diazepam hydrochloride
Diazepam hydrochloride
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC16H13ClN2O
Molecular mass284.74 g/mol
AppearanceColorless to light yellow crysytals
OdorPractically no odor
Predicted LogP3
Melting point257 to 259 °F (NTP, 1992)
DecompositionWhen heated to decomp it emits very toxic fumes of hydrogen chloride and NO(x)
Solubilityless than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992)
Chiralityachiral
Identifiers
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IUPAC name7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
SMILESCN1C(=O)CN=C(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)Cl)C3=CC=CC=C3
InChIInChI=1S/C16H13ClN2O/c1-19-14-8-7-12(17)9-13(14)16(18-10-15(19)20)11-5-3-2-4-6-11/h2-9H,10H2,1H3
InChIKeyAAOVKJBEBIDNHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Dosing
Elimination half-life(50 hours); 20–100 hours (32–200 hours for main active metabolite desmethyldiazepam)
Oral
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Threshold1 - 2 mg
Light2 - 5 mg
Common5 - 10 mg
Strong10 - 15 mg
Heavy15 - 20 mg
Statistically derived dosages by Sernyl

Diazepam

Diazepam (also known as Ansiolisina, Alboral, Methyldiazepinone, Ansiolin, Apozepam, Atensine, Bensedin, Bialzepam, Calmocitene or Calmpose) is a depressant substance of the benzodiazepine class.

Chemistry

Diazepam is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

Stereochemistry

Diazepam is a achiral mixture

See also