Etoperidone

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IUPAC_name = 2- [3- [4-(3-chlorophenyl)piperazin-1-yl]
propyl] -4,5-diethyl-1,2,4-triazol-3-one

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CAS_number = 52942-31-1
ATC_prefix = N06
ATC_suffix = AB09
PubChem = 40589
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C = 19 | H = 28 | Cl = 1 | N = 5 | O = 1
molecular_weight = 377.911 g/mol
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Etoperidone (1-(3-Chlorophenyl)-4-(3-chloropropyl) piperazine HCI), an atypical antidepressant, is a 5-HT2 receptor antagonist [http://www.nature.com/npp/journal/v28/n2/full/1300057a.html] similar in molecular structure to trazodone. In the 1970's it was a popular drug used to impede the effects of LSD.