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administration By mouth (tablets) CAS Number 50-11-3 Molar mass 198.219 g/mol | ATC code N03AA30 (WHO) PubChem CID 4099 CAS ID 50-11-3 | |
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Legal status CA: Schedule IV
US: Schedule III Synonyms Endiemal, metharbitone, methobarbitone | ||
Metharbital was patented in 1905 by Emil Fischer working for Merck. It was marketed as Gemonil by Abbott Laboratories. It is a barbiturate anticonvulsant, used in the treatment of epilepsy. It has similar properties to phenobarbital.
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Synthesis
Metharbital can be synthesized from 2,2-diethylmalonic acid and O-methylisourea.
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