Besipirdine

Besipirdine
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
  • In general: unscheduled
Identifiers
  • N-propyl-N-(4-pyridinyl)-1H-indol-1-amine
CAS Number
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H17N3
Molar mass251.333 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCCN(C1=CC=NC=C1)N2C=CC3=CC=CC=C32
  • InChI=1S/C16H17N3/c1-2-12-18(15-7-10-17-11-8-15)19-13-9-14-5-3-4-6-16(14)19/h3-11,13H,2,12H2,1H3 N
  • Key:OTPPJICEBWOCKD-UHFFFAOYSA-N N
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Besipirdine (besipirdine hydrochloride, or HP749), an indole-substituted analog of 4-aminopyridine, is a nootropic drug developed for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD).