Anodyne

Nitromethaqualone
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Salts
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Hydrochloride
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Conformer structure via JSmol
Physical properties
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311.29 g/mol [1]
1.9 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C16H13N3O4 [1]
3-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-2-methylquinazolin-4-one [1]
CC1=NC2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)N1C3=C(C=C(C=C3)[N+](=O)[O-])OC [1]
InChI=1S/C16H13N3O4/c1-10-17-13-6-4-3-5-12(13)16(20)18(10)14-8-7-11(19(21)22)9-15(14)23-2/h3-9H,1-2H3 [1]
InChIKeyRZHHDMJWDYJXAW-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Nitromethaqualone

Nitromethaqualone (also known as Parnox, 4(3H)-Quinazolinone, 3-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-2-methyl-, 3-(2-Methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)-2-methyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone, Nitrometaqualone, CHI 26, 2-Methyl-3-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)quinazolin-4-one, 4(3H)-Quinazolinone, 2-methyl-3-(4-nitro-o-anisyl)-, 2-Methyl-3-(2-methoxy-4-nitrophenyl)chinazolon-4, 5-24-03-00145 or HY-169443) is a sedative substance of the quinazolinone class.

Chemistry

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Nitromethaqualone is typically found in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

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Nitromethaqualone is a achiral mixture

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  1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 63339, Nitromethaqualone. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/63339

  2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Nitromethaqualone. UNII: 7G855468ZM. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/7G855468ZM