Fenmetozole

Fenmetozole
Clinical data
ATC code	None;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 2-[(3,4-dichlorophenoxy)methyl]-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole;
CAS Number	41473-09-0 ; 23712-05-2 (HCl);
PubChem CID	32049;
ChemSpider	29721;
UNII	C15WFN6GMO;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL50472;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID40194371 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C10H10Cl2N2O
Molar mass	245.10 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES Clc2ccc(OCC/1=N/CCN\1)cc2Cl;

Fenmetozole (DH-524) is a drug which was patented as an antidepressant,^[1]^[2] but was later studied as an antagonist of the effects of ethanol, though results were poor and it even increased its effects in some cases.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] It acts as an α₂-adrenergic receptor antagonist similarly to other imidazoles like idazoxan.^[8] It was never marketed.^[2]

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Fenoxazoline has the precise same formula, albeit instead of the 3',4'-dich, an ortho-isopropyl group was chosen instead.

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