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| Routes of administration | Oral |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.038.481 |
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| Formula | C10H10N2O3 |
| Molar mass | 206.201 g·mol−1 |
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Caroxazone (Surodil,Timostenil) is anantidepressant which was formerly used for the treatment ofdepression but is now no longer marketed.[2][3] It acts as areversiblemonoamine oxidase inhibitor (RIMA) of bothMAO-A andMAO-B subtypes, with five-fold preference for the latter.[4][5][6][7][8]

Synthesis starts byreductive amination ofsalicylaldehyde andglycinamide to give3. The synthesis is completed by reaction withphosgene andNaHCO3.