3566. Emylcamate

Nomenclature

CAS number: 78-28-4
3-Methyl-3-pentanol carbamate; 1-ethyl-1-methylpropyl carbamate; diethyl methyl carbinol urethan; 3-methyl-3-pentyl carbamate; methyl diethyl carbinol urethan; tert-hexanol carbamate; Kabi 925; JD-91; Nuncital (Kabi); Restetal (Kabi); Statran (Delagrange); Striatran (Merck & Co.).
C7H15NO2; mol wt 145.20.
C 57.90%, H 10.41%, N 9.65%, O 22.04%.

Description and references

Prepn: DE 245491 (1912 to Chinifabr. Zimmer); DE 254472 (1912 to E. Merck); Melander, Hanshoff, US 2972564 (1961 to Kabi).

Chemical structure

Properties

Needles from 30% ethanol, mp 56-58.5°. bp1.0 35°; bp0.7 24°. Slight odor of camphor. Soly in water: 4.0 mg/ml. Freely sol in alcohol, ether, benzene, glycol ethers.

Therapeutic Category

Anxiolytic.

Keywords

Anxiolytic; Carbamates