Metizolam

Metizolam (also known as desmethyletizolam) is a thienotriazolodiazepine that is the demethylated analogue of the closely related etizolam.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Metizolam

Clinical data
Dependence liability	Moderate
Routes of administration	Oral, sublingual, rectal
Legal status
Legal status	CA: Unscheduled DE: NpSG (Industrial and scientific use only) UK: Under Psychoactive Substances Act Illegal in Sweden
Identifiers
IUPAC name 4-(2-Chlorophenyl)-2-ethyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepine
CAS Number	40054-68-0 Y
PubChem CID	12434325
ChemSpider	59207712
UNII	K1C6XI9LLX
ChEMBL	ChEMBL4782672
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101032847
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C16H13ClN4S
Molar mass	328.82 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES ClC1=C(C=CC=C1)C3=NCC2=NN=C[N]2C4=C3C=C(S4)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C16H13ClN4S/c1-2-10-7-12-15(11-5-3-4-6-13(11)17)18-8-14-20-19-9-21(14)16(12)22-10/h3-7,9H,2,8H2,1H3 Key:NQSSWDKQLVBUQN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Legal status

Following its sale as a designer drug,^[7] metizolam was classified as controlled substance in Sweden on 26. January 2016.^[8]

See also

• List of benzodiazepine designer drugs