Narcobarbital

Narcobarbital
Narcobarbital
Systematic (IUPAC) name
5-(2-bromoprop-2-en-1-yl)-5-isopropyl-1-methylpyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
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Identifiers
CAS number 125-55-3
ATC code N01AG01
PubChem CID 18735
ChemSpider 17691 YesY
KEGG C17722 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL92963 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C11H15BrN2O3 
Mol. mass 303.152 g/mol
SMILES eMolecules & PubChem
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Narcobarbital (Pronarcon) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1960s. It is an N-methylated derivative of propallylonal and has similar sedative effects. It is still used in veterinary medicine for inducing surgical anaesthesia.

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