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SHEET /m/sodium-thiopental · PubChem CID 23665410 · CAS 71-73-8 · REV 2026.07

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Sodium thiopental

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C11H17N2NaO2S · 264.32 g/mol

thiopental sodium · sodium pentothal · sodium thiopentobarbital · sodium pentothiobarbital

What is Sodium thiopental?

A barbiturate once standard for starting anaesthesia, now largely displaced by propofol. Sodium thiopental (C11H17N2NaO2S, 264 g/mol) is a barbiturate dispensed on prescription. from source

CategoryPrescription medicine
Chemical familyAmides
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Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit

SMILESCCCC(C)C1(C(=O)NC(=NC1=O)[S-])CC.[Na+]

Where you'll find it

Dispensed on prescription, not sold on a shelf. See the rest of the prescription medicine group.

Toxicity & hazards

DangerToxicH301from source

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Where Sodium thiopental leads

Relatedcomputed
Pentobarbital57% similarBoth carry an amide group.Secobarbital43% similarBoth carry an amide group.

Sources & methodology

PubChem CID
23665410
Wikidata
Q410179
Structure
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