Sulfonmethane

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Sulfonmethane
Clinical data
ATC code
  • none
Legal status
Legal status
Identifiers
  • 2,2-bis(ethylsulfonyl)propane
JSmol)
SMILES
  • O=S(=O)(C(C)(C)S(=O)(=O)CC)CC
  • InChI=1S/C7H16O4S2/c1-5-12(8,9)7(3,4)13(10,11)6-2/h5-6H2,1-4H3 checkY
  • Key:CESKLHVYGRFMFP-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
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Sulfonmethane (sulfonomethane, sulfonal, acetone diethyl sulfone)[1] 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compound first synthesized by Eugen Baumann in 1888 and introduced as a hypnotic drug by Alfred Kast later on, but now superseded by newer and safer sedatives.[2] Its appearance is either in colorless crystalline or powdered form. In United States, it is scheduled as a Schedule III drug in the Controlled Substances Act.[3]

Chemistry

Sulfonal is prepared by condensing

crystallizes in prisms melting at 125 C, which are practically insoluble in cold water, but dissolves in 15 parts of hot water and also in alcohol and ether
.

See also

References

  1. ^ DE Patent 46333
  2. ^ American Heritage Dictionary
  3. ^ "DEA Scheduling".

Further reading

  • Kast A (1888). Sulfonal, ein neues Schlafmittel (in German). Berlin.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  • Wendt EC (1888). "Sulfonal, a new Hypnotic". The Medical Record. 33 (22). New York: 597–598.
  • Bayer (1889). "Sulfonal". The Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic. 22. Cincinnati: J. C. Culbertson: 2.