Chloral betaine

Chloral betaine (USAN, BAN) (brand names Beta-Chlor, Somilan), also known as cloral betaine (INN), is a sedative-hypnotic drug.^[1][2][3][4] It was introduced by Mead Johnson in the United States in 1963.^[5] It is a betaine complex of trimethylglycine with chloral hydrate, which acts as an extended-acting formulation of chloral hydrate which is then metabolized into trichloroethanol, which is responsible for most or all of its effects.^[3][4][6]

Chloral betaine

Clinical data
Routes of administration	Oral
ATC code	None
Legal status
Legal status	US: Schedule IV
Identifiers
IUPAC name 2,2,2-Trichloro-1,1-ethanediol : (trimethylammonio)acetate (1:1)
CAS Number	2218-68-0
PubChem CID	16676
DrugBank	DB01494
ChemSpider	15813
UNII	8680278NRH
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID20176716
ECHA InfoCard	100.017.021
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C7H14Cl3NO4
Molar mass	282.54 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
SMILES C[N+](C)(C)CC(=O)[O-].C(C(Cl)(Cl)Cl)(O)O
InChI InChI=1S/C5H11NO2.C2H3Cl3O2/c1-6(2,3)4-5(7)8;3-2(4,5)1(6)7/h4H2,1-3H3;1,6-7H Key:ONAOIDNSINNZOA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

See also

• Dichloralphenazone

References

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3. Bassuk EL, Schoonover SC, Gelenberg AJ (6 December 2012). The Practitioner's Guide to Psychoactive Drugs. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-1-4615-8049-2.
4. Lowry W (6 December 2012). Forensic Toxicology: Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 157–. ISBN 978-1-4684-3444-6.
5. William Andrew Publishing (22 October 2013). Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. pp. 944–. ISBN 978-0-8155-1856-3.
6. Maxwell GM (6 December 2012). Principles of Paediatric Pharmacology. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-1-4684-7544-9.