3718. Ethadione

Nomenclature

CAS number: 520-77-4
3-Ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-oxazolidinedione; 3-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-diketooxazolidine; Petidiol; Didione; Petidion (Gerot); Epinyl (Nordic); Etydion (Nordic); Petisan (Gerot); Neo-Absentol.
C7H11NO3; mol wt 157.17.
C 53.49%, H 7.05%, N 8.91%, O 30.54%.

Description and references

Prepn: Davis, Hook, GB 626971 (1949 to Brit. Schering Res. Labs.).

Chemical structure

Properties

Flat, vitreous prisms from ether, mp 76-77°.

Therapeutic Category

Anticonvulsant.

Keywords

Anticonvulsant