Heptobarbital (Rutonal), also known as phenylmethylbarbituric acid is a
barbiturate derivative.
It has often been confused with
methylphenobarbital
Methylphenobarbital (INN), also known as mephobarbital (USAN, JAN) and mephobarbitone ( BAN), marketed under brand names such as Mebaral, Mephyltaletten, Phemiton, and Prominal, is a drug which is a barbiturate derivative and is used primarily ...
because both drugs contain a
methylphenyl
In organic chemistry, the phenyl group, or phenyl ring, is a cyclic group of atoms with the formula C6 H5, and is often represented by the symbol Ph. Phenyl group is closely related to benzene and can be viewed as a benzene ring, minus a hydrogen ...
moiety and are overall very similar in structure.
See also
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Barbiturate
References
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