Nifoxipam

Nifoxipam
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-3-hydroxy-7-nitro-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC15H10FN3O4
Molar mass315.260 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1C(O)N=C(C2=CC=CC=C2F)C3=CC([N+]([O-])=O)=CC=C3N1
  • InChI=1S/C15H10FN3O4/c16-11-4-2-1-3-9(11)13-10-7-8(19(22)23)5-6-12(10)17-14(20)15(21)18-13/h1-7,15,21H,(H,17,20)
  • Key:UHFIFTRHLBAWGY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Nifoxipam (3-hydroxydesmethylflunitrazepam, DP 370) is a benzodiazepine that is a minor metabolite of flunitrazepam and has been sold online as a designer drug.

Nifoxipam produces strong tranquillising and sleep-prolonging effects and has much lower toxicity compared to lormetazepam and flunitrazepam in mice.