A chemical compound formed by the reaction of butyraldehyde and chloral, historically used in medicine as a sedative.
From butyro- (butyraldehyde) + chloral (a sedative chemical). The compound name describes its chemical composition and synthesis.
Butyrochloral was part of the pharmaceutical arms race of the 1800s-1900s when chemists kept inventing new sleep drugs, each supposedly better than the last—most are now forgotten or banned due to safety issues.
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