Pyrazolam

Pyrazolam
Clinical data
Routes of
administration
Oral, Sublingual, rectal
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Elimination half-life17 hours
Identifiers
  • 8-Bromo-1-methyl-6-(pyridin-2-yl)-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H12BrN5
Molar mass354.211 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CC1=NN=C2CN=C(C3=NC=CC=C3)C3=CC(Br)=CC=C3N12
  • InChI=1S/C16H12BrN5/c1-10-20-21-15-9-19-16(13-4-2-3-7-18-13)12-8-11(17)5-6-14(12)22(10)15/h2-8H,9H2,1H3
  • Key:BGRWSFIQQPVEML-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Pyrazolam (SH-I-04) is a benzodiazepine derivative originally developed by a team led by Leo Sternbach at Hoffman-La Roche in the 1970s. It has since been "rediscovered" and sold as a designer drug since 2012.

Pyrazolam has structural similarities to alprazolam and bromazolam. Unlike other benzodiazepines, pyrazolam does not appear to undergo metabolism, instead being excreted unchanged in the urine.