Hexethal

Hexethal

Clinical data
ATC code	none
Legal status
Legal status	CA: Schedule IV
Identifiers
IUPAC name sodium 5-ethyl-5-hexyl-4,6-dioxo-1H-pyrimidin-2-olate
Synonyms	Sodium 5-ethyl-5-hexylbarbiturate, Ortol, Hebaral
CAS Number	144-00-3 Y
PubChem CID	8941
ChemSpider	8597 Y
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C12H19N2NaO3
Molar mass	262.281 g/mol
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES [Na+].O=C1/N=C(/[O-])NC(=O)C1(CCCCCC)CC
InChI InChI=1S/C12H20N2O3.Na/c1-3-5-6-7-8-12(4-2)9(15)13-11(17)14-10(12)16;/h3-8H2,1-2H3,(H2,13,14,15,16,17);/q;+1/p-1 Y Key:HXUAXLUDTCGASZ-UHFFFAOYSA-M Y
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Hexethal (Ortol) is a barbiturate derivative invented in the 1940s. It has sedative, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, and anticonvulsant properties, and was used primarily as an anaesthetic in veterinary medicine.

Hexethal is considered similar in effects to pentobarbital, with a very fast onset of action but short duration of effects.