Chloral betaine

Chloral betaine (USAN, BAN) (brand names Beta-Chlor, Somilan), also known as cloral betaine (INN), is a sedative-hypnotic drug.^[1][2][3][4] It was introduced by Mead Johnson in the United States in 1963.^[5] It is a betaine complex of trimethylglycine with chloral hydrate, which acts as an extended-acting formulation of chloral hydrate which is then metabolized into trichloroethanol, which is responsible for most or all of its effects.^[3][4][6]

Routes of
administrationOral

ATC code

• None

Legal status

• US: Schedule IV

CAS Number

• 2218-68-0

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Chloral betaine

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	None
Legal status
Legal status	US: Schedule IV
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2,2,2-Trichloro-1,1-ethanediol : (trimethylammonio)acetate (1:1)
CAS Number	2218-68-0
PubChem CID	16676
DrugBank	DB01494
ChemSpider	15813
UNII	8680278NRH
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20176716
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.021
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C7H14Cl3NO4
Molar mass	282.54 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C[N+](C)(C)CC(=O)[O-].C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C5H11NO2.C2H3Cl3O2/c1-6(2,3)4-5(7)8;3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h4H2,1-3H3;1,6-7H Key:ONAOIDNSINNZOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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