- Hexethal
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Hexethal Systematic (IUPAC) name Sodium 5-ethyl-5-hexyl-4,6-dioxo-1H-pyrimidin-2-olate Clinical data Pregnancy cat. ? Legal status ? Identifiers CAS number 144-00-3 ATC code None PubChem CID 8941 ChemSpider 8597 Synonyms Sodium 5-ethyl-5-hexylbarbiturate, Ortol, Hebaral Chemical data Formula C12H19N2NaO3 Mol. mass 262.281 g/mol SMILES eMolecules & PubChem (what is this?) (verify)
Hexethal (Ortol) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1940s. It has sedative and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily as an anaesthetic in veterinary medicine. [1]
Hexethal is considered similar in effects to pentobarbital, with a very fast onset of action but short duration of effects.
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