Befuraline

Befuraline
Systematic (IUPAC) name
	1-benzofuran-2-yl(4-benzylpiperazin-1-yl)methanone
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.	?
Legal status	?
Identifiers
CAS number	41717-30-0 41716-84-1
ATC code	None
PubChem	CID 68664
ChemSpider	61918
UNII	787AQ35GHR
ChEMBL	CHEMBL1076256
Chemical data
Formula	C20H20N2O2
Mol. mass	320.385 g/mol
SMILES	eMolecules & PubChem
	InChI InChI=1S/C20H20N2O2/c23-20(19-14-17-8-4-5-9-18(17)24-19)22-12-10-21(11-13-22)15-16-6-2-1-3-7-16/h1-9,14H,10-13,15H2 ; Key:SRIJFPBZWUFLFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Befuraline (DIV-154) is a psychoactive drug and member of the piperazine chemical class which was developed in Germany in the 1970s.^[1] Befuraline has stimulant and antidepressant effects and has seen some use in Germany and France, although it has never become widely used.^[2] Befuraline's active metabolite benzylpiperazine is responsible for its effects.

[edit] See also

^ Boksay IJ, Popendiker K, Weber RO, Soder A. Synthesis and pharmacological activity of befuraline (N-benzo[b]furan-2-ylcarbonyl-N'-benzylpiperazine), a new antidepressant compound. Arzneimittel-Forschung. 1979;29(2):193-204.
^ Gastpar M, Gastpar G, Gilsdorf U. Befuraline, its safety and efficacy in depressed inpatients. Pharmacopsychiatry. 1985 Nov;18(6):351-5.

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