Aprobarbital

Structural formula
General
Non-proprietary name	Aprobarbital
other names	5-allyl-5-isopropylbarbituric acid
Molecular formula	C 10 H 14 N 2 O 3
External identifiers / databases
CAS number 77-02-1 EC number 200-997-4 ECHA InfoCard 100,000,908 PubChem 6464 ChemSpider 6221 DrugBank DB01352 Wikidata Q411940
Drug information
ATC code	N05 CA05
Drug class	Barbiturates , hypnotics , sedatives
properties
Molar mass	210,23 g · mol -1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	140-141.5 ° C
safety instructions
Please note the exemption from the labeling requirement for drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, food and animal feed GHS labeling of hazardous substances danger H and P phrases H: 301 P: ?
Toxicological data	200 mg kg −1 ( LD 50 ,  mouse ,  ip )
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Aprobarbital is a medicinal substance , more precisely a barbiturate . Chemically speaking, it is a derivative of barbituric acid . It was first synthesized by Ernst Preiswerk in the 1920s. It has sedative, hypnotic, and anticonvulsant effects and has been used primarily to treat sleep disorders. It has now been replaced by other barbiturates, and preparations based on apbarbital are no longer permitted in Germany.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Entry on Aprobarbital. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on November 10, 2014.
2. ↑ There is not yet a harmonized classification for this substance . A labeling of Aprobarbital in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which was accessed on December 17, 2019, is reproduced from a self-classification by the distributor .

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