metharbital
Sign in to saveMetharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. It was marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has similar properties to phenobarbital.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C9H14N2O3
- Molecular weight
- 198.22 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 5,5-diethyl-1-methyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- chemical compound
- Mass
- +198.100442
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- P366
- medication
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Metharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. It was marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has similar properties to phenobarbital.
== History == 1952 Gemonil was introduced by Abbott Laboratories. 1990 Abbott stopped marketing.