Chemistry:Sigmodal

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Short description: Chemical compound
Sigmodal
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FormulaC12H17BrN2O3
Molar mass317.183 g·mol−1
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Sigmodal (Rectidon) is a barbiturate derivative. It has sedative, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties, and was used in surgical anaesthesia in the 1950s, and frequently appeared in drug mixtures in the 60s. [1] [2]

It was never widely used compared to better known barbiturates such as thiopental, and has now been replaced by newer drugs with a better safety profile.

References

  1. "[Our experiences with rectidon basal anesthesia]" (in german). Zentralblatt für Gynakologie 74 (48): 1895–6. 1952. PMID 13050081. 
  2. "[On rectidon basis narcosis]" (in german). Die Medizinische 20 (47): 1503–4. November 1952. PMID 13024592.