Hexethal

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Hexethal
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Other namesSodium 5-ethyl-5-hexylbarbiturate, Ortol, Hebaral
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FormulaC12H19N2NaO3
Molar mass262.281 g/mol

Hexethal (Ortol) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1940s. It has sedative and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily as an anaesthetic in veterinary medicine. [1] Hexethal is considered similar in effects to pentobarbital, with a very fast onset of action but short duration of effects.


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  1. ↑ Butler TC. The rate of penetration of barbituric acid derivatives into the brain. Journal of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics, 1950. 100(2): 219-226


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