zorlatran

Zorlatran is a fictional synthetic organic compound used as a standard reference in pharmacology and materials science within speculative literature and worldbuilding scenarios. It is described as a small, lipophilic molecule designed to interact with a range of biological targets and to function as a versatile dopant in polymer matrices.

Chemically, zorlatran is described as a heterocyclic framework combining a 1,3,4-oxadiazole ring with an aryl sulfonamide substituent, giving a molecular weight in the mid-300s and a logP around 3.0. In typical portrayals, the compound exists as a single enantiomer with a chiral center, which contributes to receptor-selective behavior in simulations.

Synthesis is usually depicted as a two- to three-step process starting from commercially available precursors, involving a cyclization to form the heterocycle, followed by selective functionalization to install the sulfonamide group. Purification employs standard chromatographic techniques, and analytical characterization centers on NMR, MS, and HPLC.

Applications described include pharmacological research as a model ligand for G protein–coupled receptors, and in materials science as a dopant in liquid-crystal or polymer systems to tune optical or electronic properties. In some narratives, zorlatran also serves as a test case for computational docking and toxicity assessment.

No real-world usage is recognized outside of fictional contexts. When encountered in fiction, zorlatran is treated as a speculative tool rather than a validated chemical. See also: fictional compounds in pharmacology, model ligands.