Anodyne

Secobarbital
Secobarbital
Salts
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Sodium secobarbital
Sodium secobarbital
Molecular structure via molpic
Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
Molecular formulaC12H18N2O3[1]
Molecular mass238.28 g/mol[1]
AppearanceWHITE, AMORPHOUS OR CRYSTALLINE POWDER[1]
OdorODORLESS[1]
TasteSlightly bitter[1]
Predicted LogP2[1]
Melting point100 °C[1]
DecompositionWhen heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides/.[1]
SolubilityVery slightly sol in water; freely sol in alc, ether, in soln of /fixed/ alkali hydroxides and carbonates; sol in chloroform[1]
Chiralityracemic[2]
Identifiers
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IUPAC name5-pentan-2-yl-5-prop-2-enyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione[1]
SMILESCCCC(C)C1(C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O)CC=C[1]
InChIInChI=1S/C12H18N2O3/c1-4-6-8(3)12(7-5-2)9(15)13-11(17)14-10(12)16/h5,8H,2,4,6-7H2,1,3H3,(H2,13,14,15,16,17)[1]
InChIKeyKQPKPCNLIDLUMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N[1]
Dosing
Elimination half-life15-40 hours

Secobarbital

Secobarbital (also known as Quinalbarbitone, Secobarbitone, Seconal, Meballymal, Quinalbarbital, Evronal, Hypotrol, Immenox, Meballymalum or Secobarbitalum) is a substance of the barbiturate class.

Chemistry

Secobarbital is typically found in the form of its sodium salt.

Stereochemistry

(RS)-Secobarbital is a racemic mixture of the optical stereoisomers:

Stereoisomers
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(+)-Secobarbital

(+)-Secobarbital

(-)-Secobarbital

(-)-Secobarbital

See also