Etiracetam

Etiracetam

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Systematic (IUPAC) name
(RS)-2-(2-oxopyrrolidin-1-yl)butanamide
Clinical data
Legal status	Unscheduled (US)
Routes of administration	Oral
Identifiers
CAS Number	33996-58-6
ATC code	none
PubChem	CID: 59708
ChemSpider	53863 Y
UNII	230447L0GL Y
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1400561
Chemical data
Formula	C8H14N2O2
Molecular mass	170.209 g/mol
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 nootropic drug of the racetam family. It is racemic; its biologically active enantiomeric form is levetiracetam.

See also

• Piracetam