Structured Summary
Abstract
A barbiturate that is metabolized to PHENOBARBITAL. It has been used for similar purposes, especially in EPILEPSY, but there is no evidence mephobarbital offers any advantage over PHENOBARBITAL.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C13H14N2O3
- Molecular Weight
- 246.26 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 115-38-8
- IUPAC Name
- 5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
- InChIKey
- ALARQZQTBTVLJV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCC1(C(=O)NC(=O)N(C1=O)C)C2=CC=CC=C2
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008618
- Source
- PubChem CID 8271
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
5 entry terms
- Methylphenobarbital
- Methylphenobarbitone
- N-Methylphenobarbital
- Mebaral
- Prominal
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Aspects Covered
25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with mephebarbital
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History Note
73(63); METHYLPHENOBARBITOL was see MEPHOBARBITOL 1973-94
MeSH Hierarchy
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Mephobarbital. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008618. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008618
- Mephobarbital. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylphenobarbital
- Mephobarbital. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q411697
- Mephobarbital. In: PubChem Compound. CID 8271. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/8271