Ethadione

Ethadione
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-ethyl-5,5-dimethyl-1,3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione
Identifiers
CAS Number 520-77-4 YesY
ATC code N03AC03 (WHO)
PubChem CID 10630
ChemSpider 10184 YesY
UNII I0F8O700BB YesY
KEGG C17724 YesY
ChEMBL CHEMBL93047 YesY
Chemical data
Formula C7H11NO3
Molar mass 157.167 g/mol
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Not to be confused with ethanedione or ethenedione.

Ethadione is an anticonvulsant medication in the oxazolidinedione family used mainly to treat seizures.[1]

References

  1. Bergstrand, A.; Bergstrand, C. G.; Engstrom, N.; Herrlin, K. M. (1962). "Renal histology during treatment with oxazolidine-diones (trimethadione, ethadione, and paramethadione)". Pediatrics 30: 601–607. PMID 13970793.


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