NAME :- VALPROIC ACID
IUPAC NAME :- 2-propylpentanoic acid
CAS NO. :- 99-66-1
FORMULA :- C8H16O2
SYNONYMS :- 2-Propylpentanoic acid; Dipropylacetic acid; 1-4-4- (2R,4S)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl]methoxy]phenyl]piperazin-1-yl]ethanone; 2-propylpentanoic acid
APPLICATION :- For treatment and management of seizure disorders, mania, and prophylactic treatment of migraine headache. In epileptics, valproic acid is used to control absence seizures, tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal), complex partial seizures, and the seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
DESCRIPTION :- This compound belongs to the polyamines. These are compounds containing more than one amine group.