Tetronal

Tetronal
Legal status
Legal status	US: Schedule III;
Identifiers
	IUPAC name 3,3-bis(ethylsulfonyl)pentane;
CAS Number	2217-59-6 ;
PubChem CID	75197;
ChemSpider	67743;
UNII	5XG2X0OW34;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID10176705 ;
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C9H20O4S2
Molar mass	256.38 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES CCC(CC)(S(=O)(=O)CC)S(=O)(=O)CC;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H20O4S2/c1-5-9(6-2,14(10,11)7-3)15(12,13)8-4/h5-8H2,1-4H3; Key:VTZYVPLHCQBWSP-UHFFFAOYSA-N;
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Tetronal is a sedative-hypnotic^[1] and anesthetic drug with GABAergic actions^{[citation needed]}. It is not as effective as trional.^[2]

History

Tetronal was introduced by Eugen Baumann and Alfred Kast in 1888.^[3]

^ "Tetronal". Merck's 1907 Index. New York: Merck & Co. 1907. p. 436.
^ Coblentz V (1908). The Newer Remedies. Boston: Apothecary Publishing Co. p. 123.
^ Drinkwater H (1924). Fifty years of medical progress, 1873-1922. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 40.