Amobarbital

• Formula: C₁₁H₁₈N₂O₃
• Molecular weight: 226.2722
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/C11H18N2O3/c1-4-11(6-5-7(2)3)8(14)12-10(16)13-9(11)15/h7H,4-6H2,1-3H3,(H2,12,13,14,15,16) Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: VIROVYVQCGLCII-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 57-43-2
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• Other names: 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-Pyrimidinetrione, 5-ethyl-5-(3-methylbutyl)-; Barbituric acid, 5-ethyl-5-isopentyl-; Amal; Amasust; Amital; Amobarbitone; Amospan; Amybal; Amylbarbitone; Amylobarbital; Amylobarbitone; Amytal; Barbamyl acid; Binoctal; Dorlotyn; Dormytal; Ethylisopentylbarbituric acid; Eunoctal; Isoamylethylbarbituric acid; Isomytal; Mylodorm; Pentymal; Pentymalum; Robarb; Schiwanox; Sednotic; Somnal; Stadadorm; Sumital; Talamo; 5-Ethyl-5-(3-methylbutyl)barbituric acid; 5-Ethyl-5-isoamylbarbituric acid; 5-Ethyl-5-isopentylbarbituric acid; 5-Isoamyl-5-ethylbarbituric acid; Barbamil; Barbamyl; NSC 10815; 5-Ethyl-5-(3-methylbutyl)-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-pyrimidinetrione; 5-Ethyl-5-isoamylmalonyl urea; Isomyl; Barbituric acid, 5-ethyl-5-isoamyl-; 5-Ethyl-5-isopentyl-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-pyrimidinetrione; Dexamyl; component of Amo-Dextrosule; component of Dexamyl; component of Q-Caps; component of 15-90
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Phase change data

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Mass spectrum (electron ionization)

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Additional Data

Gas Chromatography

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Kovats' RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, temperature ramp

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Van Den Dool and Kratz RI, non-polar column, custom temperature program

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Normal alkane RI, non-polar column, isothermal

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References

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Möller, 1976
Möller, M.R., Comparability of retention indices of polar substances at elevated temperatures, Chromatographia, 1976, 9, 7, 311-314, https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02268832 . [all data]

Maurer, 1990
Maurer, H.H., Identification and differentiation of barbiturates, other sedative-hypnotics and their metabolites in urine integrated in a general screening procedure using computerized gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, J. Chromatogr., 1990, 530, 307-326, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-4347(00)82334-8 . [all data]

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Oyama, N.; Sano, T.; Syoyama, M.; Maeda, K., Studies on systematic analysis of poisonous compounds in forensic chemistry. II. Application of capillary column gas chromatography to substance identification by means of retention indices, Eisei Kagaku, 1987, 33, 5, 342-348, https://doi.org/10.1248/jhs1956.33.342 . [all data]

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Anderson and Fuller, 1987
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Notes

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