| Name: | Agomelatine Diacetyl Impurity |
| Catalogue No. | VL1840003 |
| CAS No. | 1379005-34-1 |
| Molecular Formula | C17H19NO3 |
| Molecular Weight | 285.35 |
| Status | Under Development |
| IUPAC Name | N-acetyl-N-(2-(7-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)ethyl)acetamide |
| Description | Agomelatine Diacetyl Impurity (CAS No: 1379005-34-1) or N-acetyl-N-(2-(7-methoxynaphthalen-1-yl)ethyl)acetamide is an impurity of Agomelatine that is used as an effective melatonergic antidepressant. It acts by combining its melatonin MT1 and MT2 agonist properties with a serotonin 5-HT2C antagonist effect. |
| References | “Simple and Efficient Process for the Large-Scale Preparation of Agomelatine: An Antidepressant Drug.” Synthetic Communications, 2015, www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00397911.2015.1050524. |
