C7H14Cl3NO4
282.5 g/mol
APIWarning
CHLORAL BETAINE
CAS2218-68-0EC218-722-1
Category
API
Compound Class
Other
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
Chloral betaine is a betaine complex of trimethylglycine with chloral hydrate that acts as a sedative-hypnotic agent. It functions as an extended-acting formulation of chloral hydrate, which is metabolized into trichloroethanol, the active metabolite responsible for its central nervous system depressant effects.
pharmaceutical raw material for sedative-hypnotic formulationsactive pharmaceutical ingredient in extended-acting central nervous system depressant products
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H302Harmful if swallowed
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2,2,2-trichloroethane-1,1-diol;2-(trimethylazaniumyl)acetate
InChIKey
ONAOIDNSINNZOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES
C[N+](C)(C)CC(=O)[O-].C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(O)O
Synonyms (16)
- Chloral betaine (USAN/INN)
- Cloral betaina [INN-Spanish]
- Cloralum betainum [INN-Latin]
- Betainchloralum
- CHLORAL BETAINE
- CLORAL BETAINE [MART.]
- Cloral betaina
- Cloral betaine
- Cloralum betainum
- DEA No. 2460
- Somilan
- Somnalchlor
- bAtaine
- beta-Chlor