Alprazolam Prodrug HCL. Powder.

For laboratory research requirements.

IUPAC: {2-[3-(Aminomethyl)-5-methyl-4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl]-5-chlorophenyl}(phenyl)methanone.

Alprazolam triazolobenzophenone is a chemical compound that is a prodrug for the benzodiazepine derivative alprazolam. At neutral pH it readily cyclizes to alprazolam. But in acidic conditions it undergoes a ring-opening reaction back to the ketone. A series of related acyl derivatives were researched in the 1980s as injectable water-soluble prodrugs of alprazolam, but were never developed for medical use.