Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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Sodium 5-ethyl-5-hexyl-4,6-dioxo-1H-pyrimidin-2-olate | |
Clinical data | |
Pregnancy cat. | ? |
Legal status | ? |
Identifiers | |
CAS number | 144-00-3 |
ATC code | None |
PubChem | CID 8941 |
ChemSpider | 8597 |
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.