Cyclobarbital
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Non-proprietary name | Cyclobarbital | |||||||||||||||
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Molecular formula | C 12 H 16 N 2 O 3 | |||||||||||||||
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GABA A receptor agonist |
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Molar mass | 236.27 g mol −1 | |||||||||||||||
pK s value |
7.6 |
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As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . |
Cyclobarbital is a barbiturate ; H. a derivative of barbituric acid . Barbiturates are used as sedatives , narcotics, and anti-epileptics . The active ingredient was patented by Bayer in 1924 as a sleeping aid . The calcium salt is usually used.
Cyclobarbital caused a stir in the Barschel affair because it is said to have been used there in a lethal dose.
Legal status
Cyclobarbital is a marketable narcotic drug in the Federal Republic of Germany due to its listing in Appendix 2 BtMG , but not a prescription drug. Handling without permission is generally a criminal offense. Further information can be found in the main article Narcotics Law in Germany .
Internationally, cyclobarbital falls under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Entry on cyclobarbital. In: Römpp Online . Georg Thieme Verlag, accessed on June 29, 2019.
- ↑ harmonized classification for this substance . A labeling of cyclobarbital in the Classification and Labeling Inventory of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), which was retrieved on December 28, 2019, is reproduced from a self-classification by the distributor . There is not yet a
- ↑ Netzeitung of August 12, 2007 ( Memento of May 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive )