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Primidone

analytical standard

Synonym(s):

2-Desoxyphenobarbital, 5-Ethyl-5-phenylhexahydropyrimidine-4,6-dione

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C12H14N2O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
218.25
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

forensics and toxicology
pharmaceutical (small molecule)
veterinary

format

neat

SMILES string

CCC1(C(=O)NCNC1=O)c2ccccc2

InChI

1S/C12H14N2O2/c1-2-12(9-6-4-3-5-7-9)10(15)13-8-14-11(12)16/h3-7H,2,8H2,1H3,(H,13,15)(H,14,16)

InChI key

DQMZLTXERSFNPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Primidone is a commonly used antiepileptic and anticonvulsant drug belonging to the class of barbiturates. It is found to be effective in the treatment of partial and generalized seizures.

Application

Primidone may be used as a reference standard for the determination of the analyte in serum samples using high-pressure liquid chromatography.
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Biochem/physiol Actions

Anticonvulsant

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 2 - Repr. 2

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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A comparison of the teratogenic activity of the antiepileptic drugs carbamazepine, clonazepam, ethosuximide, phenobarbital, phenytoin, and primidone in mice.
Sullivan MF and McElhatton RP
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 40(2), 365-378 (2006)
Simultaneous measurement of phenobarbital, phenytoin, primidone, ethosuximide, and carbamazepine in serum by high-pressure liquid chromatography.
Kabra MP, et al.
Clinical Chemistry, 23(7), 1284-1288 (1977)
Siyuan Zhao et al.
eLife, 9 (2020-04-29)
Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 3 (TRPM3) is a Ca2+ permeable non-selective cation channel activated by heat and chemical agonists such as pregnenolone sulfate and CIM0216. TRPM3 mutations in humans were recently reported to be associated with intellectual disability and epilepsy;
B Rezaei et al.
Talanta, 79(3), 669-675 (2009-07-07)
Application of electrospray ionization ion mobility spectrometry (ESI-IMS) as the detection technique for separation method based on molecular imprinted polymer (MIP) was investigated and evaluated. The method is exhaustively validated, including sensitivity, selectivity, recovery, reproducibility, and column capacity. The linear
Feng Chen et al.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987), 159(6), 1490-1498 (2011-04-12)
This study investigated the occurrence of 43 emerging contaminants including 9 endocrine-disrupting chemicals and 34 pharmaceuticals in three sites in Hebei Province, north China. Each site has a wastewater irrigated plot and a separate groundwater irrigated plot for comparison purpose.

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