Molecular Formula:
C17H17Cl2N
Molecular Weight:
342.7
Color Key:
Black = Carbon
Green = Chlorine
Blue = Nitrogen
White = Hydrogen
Green = Chlorine
Blue = Nitrogen
White = Hydrogen
Comparison between: Prozac vs. Zoloft
Looking at similarities in their molecular structures.
Similarities:
- They both have Hydrogen - Nitrogen Bonds
- They both have Benzene rings
Differences:
- Zoloft has more hydrogen bonds
- Zoloft has 2 chlorines where as Prozac has none
Overview:
Zoloft and Prozac are both forms of antidepressants used to treat very similar symptoms. Those symptoms include, panic attacks, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, premenstrual syndrome (premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
Although there structures may not appear completely the same even having just two main similarities can make for the drugs to act very similarly inside ones body.
Although there structures may not appear completely the same even having just two main similarities can make for the drugs to act very similarly inside ones body.