Systematic (IUPAC) name | |
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2,2-bis(ethylsulfonyl)butane | |
Clinical data | |
Pregnancy cat. | ? |
Legal status | Schedule III (US) |
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CAS number | 76-20-0 |
ATC code | None |
PubChem | CID 6433 |
ChemSpider | 6193 |
UNII | 217727W28W |
Chemical data | |
Formula | C8H18O4S2 |
Mol. mass | 242.356 g/mol |
SMILES | eMolecules & PubChem |
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Trional (Methylsulfonal) is a sedative-hypnotic[1] and anesthetic drug with GABAergic actions. It has similar effects to sulfonal, except it is faster acting.[2]
Trional was prepared and introduced by Eugen Baumann and Alfred Kast in 1888.[3]
Appeared in Agatha Christie's "Murder On The Orient Express", "And Then There Were None" and other novels as a sleep inducing sedative.
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