Narcobarbital

Structural formula
	Structural formula without stereochemistry
General
Non-proprietary name	Narcobarbital
other names	( RS ) -5- (2-Bromoallyl) -5-isopropyl-1-methylbarbituric acid
Molecular formula	C 11 H 15 BrN 2 O 3
External identifiers / databases
PubChem	18735
Wikidata	Q906241
Drug information
ATC code	N01 AG01
Drug class	Barbiturates , sedatives , anticonvulsants , hypnotics
properties
Molar mass	303.16 g · mol -1
Physical state	firmly
Melting point	115 ° C
safety instructions
	Please note the exemption from the labeling requirement for drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, food and animal feed
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Narcobarbital is a barbiturate . Chemically speaking, it is a derivative of barbituric acid . There are no drugs available in Germany that contain narcobarbital as an active ingredient.

Stereochemistry

Narcobarbital has a stereogenic center in the 5-position of the heterocyclic ring . Narcobarbital is therefore chiral , there is an ( R ) form and an ( S ) form, which are present in a ratio of 1: 1, i.e. represent a racemate .

Legal status

Narcobarbital is a marketable and prescription narcotic drug in the Federal Republic of Germany due to its listing in Appendix 3 BtMG. Handling without permission or prescription is generally punishable. Further information can be found in the main article Narcotics Law in Germany .

Internationally, narcobarbital falls under the Convention on Psychotropic Substances . Use on animals used for food production is prohibited. Otherwise it is approved in veterinary medicine for dogs, cats, pet birds and guinea pigs.

Individual evidence

^ CR Ganellin, David J. Triggle: Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents . CRC Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4 , pp. 1672 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
↑ Wolf Erhardt, Petra Kölle: Anesthesia and analgesia in small and domestic animals as well as in birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish . Schattauer Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-7945-2057-2 , pp. 41 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

Web links

Entry on narcobarbital at Vetpharm, accessed on July 29, 2012.

[C.R._Ganellin,_David_J._Triggle-1] CR Ganellin, David J. Triggle: Dictionary of Pharmacological Agents . CRC Press, 1996, ISBN 978-0-412-46630-4 , pp. 1672 ( limited preview in Google Book search).

[NV-2] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[Wolf_Erhardt,_Petra_Kölle-3] Wolf Erhardt, Petra Kölle: Anesthesia and analgesia in small and domestic animals as well as in birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish . Schattauer Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3-7945-2057-2 , pp. 41 ( limited preview in Google Book search).