Linopirdine

Linopirdine
Clinical data
ATC code	N06BX09 (WHO) ;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 1-phenyl-3,3-bis(pyridin-4-ylmethyl)-1,3-dihydro-2H-indol-2-one;
CAS Number	105431-72-9;
PubChem CID	3932;
ChemSpider	3795 ;
KEGG	D04741;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID6045163 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C26H21N3O
Molar mass	391.465 g/mol g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES O=C2N(c1ccccc1C2(Cc3ccncc3)Cc4ccncc4)c5ccccc5;
	InChI InChI=1S/C26H21N3O/c30-25-26(18-20-10-14-27-15-11-20,19-21-12-16-28-17-13-21)23-8-4-5-9-24(23)29(25)22-6-2-1-3-7-22/h1-17H,18-19H2 ; Key:YEJCDKJIEMIWRQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
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Linopirdine is a psychostimulant/nootropic, which has neuroprotective effects. It acts as a potassium channel blocker, and releases acetylcholine, which is probably responsible for its nootropic action.

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