12-06187. 3-Methyl-5-phenylhydantoin [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 6846-11-3
3-Methyl-5-phenyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione; Norantoin; Nuvarone.
C10H10N2O2; mol wt 190.20.
C 63.15%, H 5.30%, N 14.73%, O 16.82%.

Description and references

Prepn: Pinner, Ber. 21, 2325 (1888); Kjaer, Acta Chem. Scand. 4, 892 (1950); Klosa, Arch. Pharm. 285, 274 (1952).

Chemical structure

Properties

Fine needles from aq ethanol, mp 162-163°.

Therapeutic Category

Anticonvulsant.

Keywords

Anticonvulsant

Status

This monograph has been retired and is no longer subject to revision or update.