CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
| Physical Description | Solid |
|---|---|
| Color/Form | Stout prisms from water. |
| Melting Point | 94 °C |
| Solubility | 5280 mg/L |
| LogP | 1.05 |
| Stability/Shelf Life | Ethotoin darkens on exposure to light or extreme heat. |
| Decomposition | When heated to decomposition it emits toxic fumes of /nitrogen oxides/. |
| Kovats Retention Index | 1790 1800 |
COMPUTED DESCRIPTORS
| Molecular Weight | 204.22 g/mol |
|---|---|
| XLogP3 | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Donor Count | 1 |
| Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count | 2 |
| Rotatable Bond Count | 2 |
| Exact Mass | 204.089877630 g/mol |
| Monoisotopic Mass | 204.089877630 g/mol |
| Topological Polar Surface Area | 49.4 Ų |
| Heavy Atom Count | 15 |
| Formal Charge | 0 |
| Complexity | 272 |
| Isotope Atom Count | 0 |
| Defined Atom Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count | 1 |
| Defined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count | 0 |
| Covalently-Bonded Unit Count | 1 |
| Compound Is Canonicalized | Yes |
PRODUCT INTRODUCTION
description
Ethotoin is an imidazolidine-2,4-dione that is hydantoin substituted by ethyl and phenyl at positions 3 and 5, respectively. An antiepileptic, it is less toxic than phenytoin but also less effective. It has a role as an anticonvulsant.