| Stereochemistry | ACHIRAL |
| Molecular Formula | C16H15NO |
| Molecular Weight | 237.2964 |
| Optical Activity | NONE |
| Defined Stereocenters | 0 / 0 |
| E/Z Centers | 0 |
| Charge | 0 |
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SMILES
NC(=O)C1C2=C(CCC3=C1C=CC=C3)C=CC=C2
InChI
InChIKey=APBVLLORZMAWKI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C16H15NO/c17-16(18)15-13-7-3-1-5-11(13)9-10-12-6-2-4-8-14(12)15/h1-8,15H,9-10H2,(H2,17,18)
Cyheptamide is anticonvulsant compound, developed by the Canadian company Ayerst Research Laboratories in the 1960s. Oral administration of compound at 14-25 mg/kg protected mice against the tonic phase of pentylenetetrazole convulsion and maximal electroshock seizure. Anticonvulsant activity of cyheptamide was confirmed in initial clinical studies, but the compound was not marketed.
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