3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate structure

Structurally, BZ is 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, today known to neuropharmacologists as QNB, a research standard for measuring central antimus-carinic activity.2930 The code name BZ is probably derived from benzilate, a molecular member of the larger chemical family known as glycolates (glycolic acid esters). BZ is a stable (environmentally persistent), crystalline solid, which makes it suitable for dissemination by heat-producing (thermal) munitions. 

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