Benmoxin

Benmoxin (trade names Neuralex, Nerusil), also known as mebamoxine, is an irreversible and nonselective monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) of the hydrazine class.^[1][2] It was synthesized in 1967 and was subsequently used as an antidepressant in Europe, but is now no longer marketed.^[1][2]

Benmoxin

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	None
Legal status
Legal status	In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Identifiers
IUPAC name N'-(1-phenylethyl)benzohydrazide
CAS Number	7654-03-7 N
PubChem CID	71671
ChemSpider	64728 Y
UNII	XC9FY2SGBG
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1877495 N
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0046220
ECHA InfoCard	100.028.745
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C15H16N2O
Molar mass	240.306 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES O=C(NNC(c1ccccc1)C)c2ccccc2
InChI InChI=1S/C15H16N2O/c1-12(13-8-4-2-5-9-13)16-17-15(18)14-10-6-3-7-11-14/h2-12,16H,1H3,(H,17,18) Y Key:BEWNZPMDJIGBED-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
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See also

• Hydrazine (antidepressant)