Chemistry:Chloral betaine

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Short description: Chemical compound
Chloral betaine
Chloral betaine.svg
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Oral
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  • None
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Chemical and physical data
FormulaC7H14Cl3NO4
Molar mass282.54 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Chloral betaine (USAN, BAN) (brand names Beta-Chlor, Somilan), also known as cloral betaine (INN), is a sedative-hypnotic drug.[1][2][3][4] It was introduced by Mead Johnson in the United States in 1963.[5] It is a betaine complex of trimethylglycine with chloral hydrate, which acts as an extended-acting formulation of chloral hydrate which is then metabolized into trichloroethanol, which is responsible for most or all of its effects.[3][4][6]

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