SHEET /m/amobarbital · PubChem CID 2164 · CAS 57-43-2 · REV 2026.07
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Amobarbital
from sourceC11H18N2O3 · 226.27 g/mol
Barbamyl · Amylobarbitone · Amytal · Barbamil
What is Amobarbital?
A barbiturate sold as Amytal, once known as a so-called truth serum. It is still used in the Wada test, which maps language before brain surgery. from source
CategoryPrescription medicine
Chemical familyAmides
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
SMILES
CCC1(C(=O)NC(=O)NC1=O)CCC(C)CWhere you'll find it
Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.
Relative acute toxicity from source
Animal study data · LD50
- Reported LD50
- 250 mg/kg · moderately toxic
- Species
- rat
- Route
- oral
An LD50 describes acute toxicity under experimental conditions and is not a safe or dangerous dose for a person.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
250 mg/kg · moderately toxic · LD50 rat oral from source
3 more reported values
- 345 mg/kgLD50 · oral · mouse
- 115 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
- 190 mg/kgLD50 · other · rat
DangerToxicH301from source
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