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Chemical compound Pharmaceutical compound
Petrichloral
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IUPAC name
  • 2,2,2-trichloro-1-propoxy]ethanol
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC13H16Cl12O8
Molar mass725.66 g·mol
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  • ClC(Cl)(Cl)C(O)OCC(COC(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(COC(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)COC(O)C(Cl)(Cl)Cl
InChI
  • InChI=1S/C13H16Cl12O8/c14-10(15,16)5(26)30-1-9(2-31-6(27)11(17,18)19,3-32-7(28)12(20,21)22)4-33-8(29)13(23,24)25/h5-8,26-29H,1-4H2
  • Key:OKACKALPXHBEMA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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Petrichloral (Pentaerythritol chloral) is a sedative and hypnotic chloral hydrate prodrug. It is a Schedule IV drug in the USA.

References

  1. US 2784237, Bruce WF, "Chloral derivatives and methods for their preparation", issued 5 March 1957, assigned to American Home Products 
  2. Krantz JC, Charles Jelleff Carr CJ, Aviado DM (1972). "Petrichloral". Krantz and Carr's Pharmacologic principles of medical practice: a textbook on pharmacology and therapeutics for students and practitioners of medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry (8th ed.). Baltimore, MD: Williams & Wilkins. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-683-00292-8.
  3. "Depressant and stimulant drugs; listing of additional drugs as drugs subject to control". Federal Register. 31: 12435–6. 1966.


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See also: Receptor/signaling modulatorsGABA receptor modulatorsGABA metabolism/transport modulators


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