Hexethal

Hexethal
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 YesY
ATC code None
PubChem CID 8941
ChemSpider 8597 YesY
Synonyms Sodium 5-ethyl-5-hexylbarbiturate, Ortol, Hebaral
Chemical data
Formula C12H19N2NaO3 
Mol. mass 262.281 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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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.

References

  1. ^ Butler, T. C. (1950). "The rate of penetration of barbituric acid derivatives into the brain". The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 100 (2): 219–226. PMID 14784958.  edit