Cloroqualoneis a quinazolinone-classGABAergicand is an analogue ofmethaqualonedeveloped in the 1980s and marketed mainly in France and some other European countries. It hassedativeandantitussiveproperties resulting from its agonist activity at the β subtype of theGABAareceptorandsigma-1 receptor,and was sold either alone or in combination with other ingredients as acough medicine.Cloroqualone has weaker sedative properties than methaqualone and was sold for its useful cough-suppressing effects, but was withdrawn from the French market in 1994 because of concerns about its potential for abuse and overdose.[1][2][3]

Cloroqualone
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  • 3-(2,6-Dichlorophenyl)-2-ethyl-4-quinazolinone
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC16H12Cl2N2O
Molar mass319.19g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • Clc3cccc(Cl)c3N/1C(=O)c2c(\N=C\1CC)cccc2
  • InChI=1S/C16H12Cl2N2O/c1-2-14-19-13-9-4-3-6-10(13)16(21)20(14)15-11(17)7-5-8-12(15)18/h3-9H,2H2,1H3checkY
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  1. ^"Cloroqualone".PubChem.U.S. National Library of Medicine.Retrieved2022-07-29.
  2. ^Elks J (November 2014).The Dictionary of Drugs: Chemical Data.Springer US. p. 304.ISBN978-1-4757-2085-3.
  3. ^Martindale W, Reynolds JE (1993).Martindale: The Extra Pharmacopoeia(30th ed.). London: The Pharmaceutical Press. p. 745.ISBN978-0-85369-300-0.