Proxibarbital

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IUPAC_name = 5-(2-hydroxypropyl)-5-prop-2-enyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione


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CAS_number = 2537-29-3
synonyms = Proxibarbital, Centralgol, Ipronal, 5-Allyl-5-(β-hydroxypropyl)barbituric acid
ATC_prefix = N05
ATC_suffix = CA22
PubChem = 17336
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C=10 | H=14 | N= 2 | O=4
molecular_weight = 226.229 g/mol
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Proxibarbital (Ipronal) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1970s. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used in the treatment of migraine headaches in a similar manner to butalbital. [ Sulman FG, Pfeifer Y, Tal E. Migraine therapy by enzyme induction with proxibarbital (German). Therapie die Gegenwart. 1976 Dec;115(12):2088-103.]

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