Nomenclature
CAS number: 2430-49-1
5-Ethenyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)-2,4,6(1
H,3
H,5
H)-pyrimidinetrione; 5-(1-methylbutyl)-5-vinylbarbituric acid; 5-vinyl-5-(1-methylbutyl)barbituric acid; butyvinal; Speda (Byk Gulden); Optanox (Byk Gulden).
C
11H
16N
2O
3; mol wt 224.26.
C 58.91%, H 7.19%, N 12.49%, O 21.40%.
Description and references
Prepn: Seefelder, Festschr. Carl Wurster 1960, 71, C.A. 56, 9928d (1962). Mechanism
of action study: U. J. Jovanovic, Arzneim.-Forsch. 17, 1369 (1967). Pharmacokinetics: D. D. Breimer, A.
G. de Boer, ibid. 26, 448 (1976). GC-MS screening method in urine: H. H. Maurer, J. Chromatogr. 530, 307 (1990).
Properties
Crystals, mp 90-91.5°.Note
This is a controlled substance (depressant):
21 CFR, 1308.13.Therapeutic Category
Sedative, hypnotic.
Keywords
Sedative/Hypnotic; Barbituric Acid Derivatives