Thiobutabarbital

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Thiobutabarbital (Inactin, Brevinarcon) is a short-acting barbiturate derivative invented in the 1950s. It has sedative, anticonvulsant and hypnotic effects, and is still used in veterinary medicine for induction in surgical anaesthesia.[1]

Other namesThiobutabarbital, Inactin, Brevinarcon, 5-sec-Butyl-5-ethyl-2-thiobarbituric acid
ATC code
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Thiobutabarbital
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Other namesThiobutabarbital, Inactin, Brevinarcon, 5-sec-Butyl-5-ethyl-2-thiobarbituric acid
ATC code
  • none
Identifiers
  • 5-sec-butyl-5-ethyl-2-thioxodihydropyrimidine-4,6(1H,5H)-dione
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PubChem CID
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ECHA InfoCard100.016.600 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC10H16N2O2S
Molar mass228.31 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C1NC(=S)NC(=O)C1(C(C)CC)CC
  • InChI=1S/C10H16N2O2S/c1-4-6(3)10(5-2)7(13)11-9(15)12-8(10)14/h6H,4-5H2,1-3H3,(H2,11,12,13,14,15) checkY
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Stereochemistry

Thiobutabarbital contains a stereocenter and consists of two enantiomers. This is a racemate, i.e. a 1:1 mixture of (R)- and the (S)-form:[2]

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Enantiomers of Thiobutabarbital

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(S)-Form
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