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Benzodiazepines, sometimes called benzos, are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. The first such drug, chlordiazepoxide, was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955, and made available in 1960 by Hoffmann–La Roche, which, since 1963, has also marketed the benzodiazepine diazepam.
Common MedicalHealthMedicalMedicineTechnologyAn aromatic hydrocarbon which is a colourless, volatile, flammable liquid. It is present in small proportion in some crude oil and made commercially from petroleum by the catalytic reforming of naphthenic in petroleum. Also made from coal in the manufacture of coke. Used as a solvent in the manufacture of detergents, synthetic fibres, petrochemicals, and as a component of high-octane gasoline.
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