Valium Molecular structure via molpic Conformer structure via JSmol(javascript) Molecular formulaC16H13ClN2OMolecular mass284.74 g/molAppearanceColorless to light yellow crysytalsOdorPractically no odorPredicted LogP3Melting point257 to 259 °F (NTP, 1992)DecompositionWhen heated to decomp it emits very toxic fumes of hydrogen chloride and NO(x)Solubilityless than 1 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) Identifiers[] IUPAC name7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-3H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-oneSMILESCN1C(=O)CN=C(C2=C1C=CC(=C2)Cl)C3=CC=CC=C3InChIInChI=1S/C16H13ClN2O/c1-19-14-8-7-12(17)9-13(14)16(18-10-15(19)20)11-5-3-2-4-6-11/h2-9H,10H2,1H3InChIKeyAAOVKJBEBIDNHE-UHFFFAOYSA-N Dosing Oral[] Threshold1 - 2 mg Light2 - 5 mg Common5 - 10 mg Strong10 - 15 mg Heavy15 - 20 mg Statistically derived dosages by Sernyl Diazepam Diazepam (also known as Valium, Ansiolisina, Diazemuls, Alboral, Apaurin, Faustan, Relanium, Seduxen, Sibazon or Stesolid) is a depressant substance of the benzodiazepine class. See also Depressant Substituted benzodiazepines Bluedark External links Diazepam (Wikipedia) Diazepam (Wikidata) Diazepam (DrugBank) Diazepam (PubChem) Diazepam (ChemSpider) Diazepam (ChEMBL) Diazepam (ChEBI) Diazepam (Common Chemistry) Diazepam (HMDB) Diazepam (KEGG) Diazepam (UNII) Diazepam (EPA DSSTox)