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Chlormethiazole hydrochloride

≥98% (HPLC), powder

Synonym(s):

4-methyl-5-(β-chloroethyl)thiazole hydrochloride, 5-(2-Chloroethyl)-4-methylthiazole hydrochloride, Clomethiazole hydrochloride, Somnevrin hydrochloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8ClNS · HCl
CAS Number:
6001-74-7
Molecular Weight:
198.11
MDL number:
MFCD00673948
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
329774745
NACRES:
NA.77

description

Store desiccated

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

color

off-white

solubility

H2O: soluble >10 mg/mL

originator

AstraZeneca

SMILES string

Cl.Cc1ncsc1CCCl

InChI

1S/C6H8ClNS.ClH/c1-5-6(2-3-7)9-4-8-5;/h4H,2-3H2,1H3;1H

InChI key

OFXYKSLKNMTBHK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

Chlormethiazole serves as an anticonvulsant. It is useful in treating alcohol addiction and eclampsia. Chlormethiazole is also useful in treating convulsive status epilepticus. Long term administration of chlormethiazole leads to addiction to the drug.
GABAA agonist; glycine receptor modulator.

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Pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H302,H317,H318

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Rachael M Nelson et al.
European journal of pharmacology, 452(3), 255-262 (2002-10-03)
Clomethiazole is a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mimetic agent with anticonvulsant, sedative and neuroprotective properties. The pharmacological actions of clomethiazole that underlie its functional profile have not been fully explored, but are known to result from an interaction with the GABA(A) receptor.
Koichi Nisijima et al.
Neurochemistry international, 43(2), 155-164 (2003-03-07)
The serotonin (5-HT) syndrome is the most serious toxic interaction of antidepressants, but no pharmacotherapy has yet been established. In the present study, we created an animal model of the 5-HT syndrome by intraperitoneally injecting rats with clorgyline (2 mg/kg)
A Nurse's Survival Guide to Acute Medical Emergencies (2011)
M Gasior et al.
The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics, 295(1), 153-161 (2000-09-19)
Chlormethiazole positively modulates the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)(A) receptor complex and is primarily used to treat certain life-threatening neurological events (e.g., refractory seizures and ethanol withdrawal syndrome). On account of several experimental and clinical studies reporting effectiveness against the toxic effects
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine: Basic Science And Clinical Evidence, 985-985 (2007)
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