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Tribromoethanol

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Tribromoethanol
Clinical data
Trade namesAvertin
Other namesTribromoethyl alcohol
Identifiers
  • 2,2,2-Tribromoethanol
CAS Number
PubChem CID
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.000.822 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC2H3Br3O
Molar mass282.757 g·mol−1
Melting point73–79 °C (163–174 °F) [1]
Boiling point92–93 °C (198–199 °F) at 10 mmHg[1]

Tribromoethanol is a sedative. It is used to anesthetize laboratory animals, particularly rodents, prior to surgery.[2] As a solution in tert-amyl alcohol, it has the brand name Avertin.[3] Tribromoethanol causes rapid and deep anesthesia followed by rapid and full postoperative recovery.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2,2,2-Tribromoethanol". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. ^ "Tribromoethanol (Avertin)". Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
  3. ^ "Guidelines for the Use of Tribromoethanol/Avertin Anesthesia" (PDF). National Cancer Institute.
  4. ^ "Tribromoethanol (Avertin) as an anaesthetic in mice" (PDF). Laboratory Animals. 33: 192–193. 1999.


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