Substance
ID:1189
Names and Identifiers
Synonyms
HeptbarbitalHeptabarbumHeptabarbMedomineHeptamalumHeptadormHeptamalHeptabarbitoneHeptabarbitalMedapan
IUPAC Traditional name
heptabarbital
IUPAC name
5-(cyclohept-1-en-1-yl)-5-ethyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
Properties
Physical Property
Hydrophobicity(logP)
2.03 [HANSCH,C ET AL. (1995)]
Solubility
0.25 mg/mL at 25 oC [YALKOWSKY,SH & DANNENFELSER,RM (1992)]
Molecule Details
Drug Groups
approved
Description
Heptabarbital is an intermediate or short term barbiturate used mainly for sedation and hypnosis.
Indication
Used mainly for sedation and hypnosis.
Toxicity
Symptoms of an overdose typically include sluggishness, incoordination, difficulty in thinking, slowness of speech, faulty judgment, drowsiness or coma, shallow breathing, staggering, and in severe cases coma and death.
Affected Organisms
Humans and other mammals
Biotransformation
Hepatic.
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