Tetronal
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3,3-bis(ethylsulfonyl)pentane
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| CAS Number | 2217-59-6  |
| PubChem | CID 75197 |
| UNII | 5XG2X0OW34 |
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| Formula | C9H20O4S2 |
| Molar mass | 256.383 g/mol |
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Tetronal is a sedative-hypnotic[1] and anesthetic drug with GABAergic actions[citation needed]. It is not as effective as trional.[2]
History[edit]
Tetronal was prepared and introduced by Eugen Baumann and Alfred Kast in 1888.[3]
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References[edit]
- ^ (1907). Merck's 1907 Index. N. Y.: Merck & Co., p. 436.
- ^ Coblentz, Virgil (1908). The Newer Remedies.
Boston: Apothecary Publishing Co., p. 123. - ^ Drinkwater, H. (1924). Fifty years of medical progress, 1873-1922.
New York: The Macmillan Company, p. 40.
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