Etaqualone

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Etaqualone
Systematic (IUPAC) name
3-(2-ethylphenyl)-2-methyl-quinazolin-4-one
Identifiers
CAS number 7432-25-9
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PubChem 23914
Chemical data
Formula C17H16N2O 
Mol. mass 264.322
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Therapeutic considerations
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Etaqualone (Aolan, Athinazone) is an analogue of methaqualone which was developed in the 1960s and marketed mainly in France and some other European countries. It has sedative and hypnotic properties, and was used for the treatment of insomnia.

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