13-00760. Apronalide [Archived]

Nomenclature

CAS number: 528-92-7
N-(Aminocarbonyl)-2-(1-methylethyl)-4-pentenamide; (2-isopropyl-4-pentenoyl)urea; allylisopropylacetylurea; Apronal (Baxter); Sedormid (Roche).
C9H16N2O2; mol wt 184.24.
C 58.67%, H 8.75%, N 15.20%, O 17.37%.

Description and references

Prepn: Slotta, Grundriss der modernen Arzneistoff-Synthese (Stuttgart, 1931) p 35.

Chemical structure

Properties

Crystals. Practically tasteless. mp 194°. One gram dissolves in 3000 ml cold water, in 210 ml boiling water. One part dissolves in 10 parts alc, 75 parts ether. Decolorizes KMnO4 solns.

Therapeutic Category

Sedative, hypnotic.

Keywords

Sedative/Hypnotic; Acylic Ureides

Status

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