Hexapropymate

Hexapropymate
Hexapropymate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
1-prop-2-yn-1-ylcyclohexyl carbamate
Clinical data
Pregnancy cat.  ?
Legal status  ?
Identifiers
CAS number 358-52-1
ATC code N05CM10
PubChem CID 9661
UNII 0J9RN2PRJ7 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C10H15NO2 
Mol. mass 181.232 g/mol
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Hexapropymate is a hypnotic/sedative. It has effects similar to those of barbiturates and was used in the 1970s-80s in the treatment of insomnia before being replaced with newer drugs with improved safety profiles.[1]


References

  1. ^ Gustafsson, L. L.; Berg, A.; Magnusson, A.; Malmlund, H. O.; Sandell, B. M.; Stig, R. (1989). "Hexapropymate self-poisoning causes severe and long-lasting clinical symptoms". Medical toxicology and adverse drug experience 4 (4): 295–301. PMID 2770531.  edit