Tetronal
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Identifiers
  • 3,3-bis(ethylsulfonyl)pentane
CAS Number
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC9H20O4S2
Molar mass256.38 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • CCC(CC)(S(=O)(=O)CC)S(=O)(=O)CC
  • InChI=1S/C9H20O4S2/c1-5-9(6-2,14(10,11)7-3)15(12,13)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3
  • Key:VTZYVPLHCQBWSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Tetronal is a sedative-hypnotic[1] and anesthetic drug with GABAergic actions. It is not as effective as trional.[2]

History

Tetronal was introduced by Eugen Baumann and Alfred Kast in 1888.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tetronal". Merck's 1907 Index. New York: Merck & Co. 1907. p. 436.
  2. ↑ Coblentz V (1908). The Newer Remedies. Boston: Apothecary Publishing Co. p. 123.
  3. ↑ Drinkwater H (1924). Fifty years of medical progress, 1873-1922. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 40.


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