Structured Summary
Abstract
An intravenous anesthetic with a short duration of action that may be used for induction of anesthesia.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C14H18N2O3
- Molecular Weight
- 262.30 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 151-83-7
- IUPAC Name
- 5-hex-3-yn-2-yl-1-methyl-5-prop-2-enyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
- InChIKey
- NZXKDOXHBHYTKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCC#CC(C)C1(C(=O)NC(=O)N(C1=O)C)CC=C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D008723
- Source
- PubChem CID 9034
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Methohexitone
- Brevimytal Natrium
- Brevital
- Brietal
- Brietal-Sodium
- Methohexital Sodium
- Methohexital, Monosodium Salt
- Brietal Sodium
- Monosodium Salt Methohexital
- Natrium, Brevimytal
- Sodium, Methohexital
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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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History Note
ENALLYNYMALUM was see METHOHEXITAL 1977-94
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NLM Classification
QV 88
AMA Style
References
- National Library of Medicine. Methohexital. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008723. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008723
- Methohexital. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methohexital
- Methohexital. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q851813
- Methohexital. In: PubChem Compound. CID 9034. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9034