flunitrazepam

Flunitrazepam is a 1,4-benzodiazepinone that is nitrazepam substituted by a methyl group at position 1 and by a fluoro group at position 2'. It is a potent hypnotic, sedative, and amnestic drug used to treat chronic insomnia. It has a role as an anxiolytic drug, a sedative and a GABAA receptor agonist. It is a 1,4-benzodiazepinone, a C-nitro compound and a member of monofluorobenzenes.