Hexapropymate

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Hexapropymate
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Clinical data
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Identifiers
  • 1-prop-2-yn-1-ylcyclohexyl carbamate
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Chemical and physical data
Formula C10H15NO2
Molar mass 181.235 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • O=C(OC1(CCCCC1)CC#C)N
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Hexapropymate (brand names Modirax, Merinax, Lunamin) is a hypnotic/sedative. It has effects similar to those of barbiturates and was used in the 1970s-1980s in the treatment of insomnia before being replaced with newer drugs with improved safety profiles. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Gustafsson LL, Berg A, Magnusson A, Malmlund HO, Sandell BM, Stig R (1989). "Hexapropymate self-poisoning causes severe and long-lasting clinical symptoms". Medical Toxicology and Adverse Drug Experience. 4 (4): 295–301. doi: 10.1007/bf03259914 . PMID   2770531. S2CID   24560026.
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