VALPROIC ACID
Valproic Acid
This compound belongs to the polyamines. These are compounds containing more than one amine group.
- IUPACName
- 2-propylpentanoic acid
- CASNumber
- 99-66-1
- MolecularFormula
- 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.
