Hexapropymate

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Hexapropymate
Systematic (IUPAC) name
(1-prop-2-ynylcyclohexyl)carbamate
Identifiers
CAS number 358-52-1
ATC code N05CM10
PubChem 9661
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]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Gustafsson LL, Berg A, Magnusson A, Malmlund HO, Sandell BM, Stig R. Hexapropymate self-poisoning causes severe and long-lasting clinical symptoms. Med Toxicol Adverse Drug Exp. 1989 Jul-Aug;4(4):295-301.