Tetronal is a
sedative-hypnotic
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and
anesthetic
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drug
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with
GABAergic
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action
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s. It is not as effective as trional.
History
Tetronal was introduced by
Eugen Baumann
Eugen Baumann (12 December 1846 – 3 November 1896) was a German chemist. He was one of the first people to create polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and, together with Carl Schotten, he discovered the Schotten-Baumann reaction.
Life
Baumann was born i ...
and
Alfred Kast
Alfred Kast (25 July 1856 in Illenau, near Achern – 7 January 1903) was a German internist.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelberg, Freiburg and Leipzig, earning his doctorate in 1879. He served as an assistant to Wilhelm Heinri ...
in 1888.
See also
*
Sulfonal
Sulfonmethane (Sulfonomethane, Sulfonal, Acetone diethyl sulfone) is a chemical compound first synthesized by Eugen Baumann in 1888 and introduced as a hypnotic drug by Alfred Kast later on, but now superseded by newer and safer sedatives. Its a ...
*
Trional
Trional (Methylsulfonal) is a sedative-hypnotic and anesthetic drug with GABAergic actions. It has similar effects to sulfonal, except it is faster acting.
History
Trional was prepared and introduced by Eugen Baumann and Alfred Kast in 1888. ...
References
Hypnotics
Sulfones
GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulators
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