viqualine viqualine viqualine (inn) (developmental code name pk-5078) is an antidepressant and anxiolytic drug that was never marketed. it acts as a potent and selective serotonin releasing agent and serotonin reuptake inhibitor. in addition, viqualine displaces diazepam from the gabaa receptor and produces benzodiazepine-like effects, indicating that it is also a positive allosteric modulator of the benzodiazepine site of the gabaa receptor. the drug has mainly been researched as a potential treatment for alcoholism. viqualineidentifiers iupac name 4-propyl]-6-methoxyquinoline cas number72714-74-0 ypubchem cid3050111chemspider2312222 nunii1y3a5e2l1jchemblchembl2104497 nchemical and physical dataformulac20h26n2omolar mass310.441 g·mol−13d model (jsmol)interactive image smiles coc1=cc2=c(c=cn=c2c=c1)ccc3ccnc3c=c inchi inchi=1s/c20h26n2o/c1-3-15-14-21-11-9-16(15)5-4-6-17-10-12-22-20-8-7-18(23-2)13-19(17)20/h3,7-8,10,12-13,15-16,21h,1,4-6,9,11,14h2,2h3/t15-,16+/m0/s1 nkey:xfxanhwibfmeoy-jksujkdbsa-n n ny (what is this?) (verify)