Mirtazapine

Mirtazapine
Mirtazapine
Molecular structure via molpic
Molecular formulaC17H19N3
Molecular mass265.35 g/mol
Melting point114-116 °C
Solubilityslightly soluble in water
Chiralityracemic
Identifiers
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IUPAC name5-methyl-2,5,19-triazatetracyclo[13.4.0.02,7.08,13]nonadeca-1(15),8,10,12,16,18-hexaene
Cannonical SMILESCN1CCN2C(C1)C3=CC=CC=C3CC4=C2N=CC=C4
InChIInChI=1S/C17H19N3/c1-19-9-10-20-16(12-19)15-7-3-2-5-13(15)11-14-6-4-8-18-17(14)20/h2-8,16H,9-12H2,1H3
InChIKeyRONZAEMNMFQXRA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Dosing
Oral
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Threshold3.5 - 15 mg
Light15 mg
Common15 mg
Strong15 - 30 mg
Heavy30 - 45 mg
Statistically derived dosages by Sernyl

Mirtazapine (also known as Remeron, 61337-67-5, Zispin, 6-Azamianserin, Mepirzepine, Remergil, Promyrtil, Remergon, Norset or Rexer) is a depressant substance of the phenethylamine class.

Chemistry

Mirtazapine is typically prepared in the form of its amine salts hemihydrate, hydrobromide and hydrochloride.

Mirtazapine is a racemic mixture of two optical stereoisomers.

See also