Chemicals and Drugs

Secobarbital

A barbiturate that is used as a sedative. Secobarbital is reported to have no anti-anxiety activity.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A barbiturate that is used as a sedative. Secobarbital is reported to have no anti-anxiety activity.

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C12H18N2O3
Molecular Weight
238.28 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
76-73-3
IUPAC Name
5-pentan-2-yl-5-prop-2-enyl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,6-trione
InChIKey
KQPKPCNLIDLUMF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
CCCC(C)C1(C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O)CC=C
MeSH Unique ID
D012631
Source
PubChem CID 5193

MeSH Record

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Pharmacological Action

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Meballymal
  • Quinalbarbitone
  • Sebar
  • Secobarbital Sodium
  • Seconal
  • Seconal Sodium
  • Sodium, Secobarbital

MeSH Record

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.

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D03w.383.742.698.253w.762w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Secobarbital. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012631. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012631
  2. Secobarbital. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secobarbital
  3. Secobarbital. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q414788
  4. Secobarbital. In: PubChem Compound. CID 5193. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/5193