Cyclazodone

Cyclazodone
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: legal
Identifiers
  • (RS)-2-(cyclopropylamino)-5-phenyl-1,3-oxazol-4-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC12H12N2O2
Molar mass216.240 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
ChiralityRacemic mixture
  • C1CC1NC2=NC(=O)C(O2)C3=CC=CC=C3
  • InChI=1S/C12H12N2O2/c15-11-10(8-4-2-1-3-5-8)16-12(14-11)13-9-6-7-9/h1-5,9-10H,6-7H2,(H,13,14,15) Y
  • Key:DNRKTAYPGADPGW-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y

Cyclazodone is a centrally acting stimulant drug developed by American Cyanamid Company in the 1960s. The drug is related to other drugs such as pemoline and thozalinone. It displayed a favorable therapeutic index and margin of safety in comparison to pemoline and other N-lower-alkyl-substituted pemoline derivatives. The patents concluded that cyclazodone possessed properties efficacious in reducing fatigue and as a potential anorectic. Structural congeners of pemoline have been described as "excitants with unique properties distinguishing them from the sympathomimetic amines" whilst displaying less stimulatory activity and toxicity compared to amphetamine.

It is included under the World Anti-Doping Agency prohibited list.