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Also known as crotylbarbital

Crotylbarbital (Mepertan, Kalipnon, Barotal), also known as crotarbital, is a barbiturate derivative developed by Eli Lilly in the 1930s. It has sedative and hypnotic effects, and was used for the treatment of insomnia until it was replaced by newer alternative drugs with fewer side effects and lower risk of overdose.

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Mass
210.1
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chemical formula
C₁₀H₁₄N₂O₃
Commons category
Crotylbarbital
canonical SMILES
CCC1(C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O)CC=CC
isomeric SMILES
CCC1(C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O)C/C=C/C
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Crotylbarbital (Mepertan, Kalipnon, Barotal), also known as crotarbital, is a barbiturate derivative developed by Eli Lilly in the 1930s. It has sedative and hypnotic effects, and was used for the treatment of insomnia until it was replaced by newer alternative drugs with fewer side effects and lower risk of overdose.

== See also == Barbiturate

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