Medicinal chemistry of Nitrous Oxide

Introduction : Nitrous Oxide belongs to the group of Anesthetics particularly General Anesthetics. Description It is the weakest but the...

Introduction:
Nitrous Oxide belongs to the group of Anesthetics particularly General Anesthetics.

Description
It is the weakest but the safest inhalation general anaesthetic. It is usually administered in conjunction with other potent inhalation anaesthetics, such as methoxyflurane and halothane. However, its anaesthetic regimen may be further broadened by the incorporation of neuromuscular blocking agents whereby the muscle relaxant characteristics are increased to a considerable extent. Some patients often get an attack of hysteria and for this reason it is invariably termed as ‘laughing gas’. It is an inhalation anaesthesia of choice in dental surgery by dint of its ability of the rapid recovery.
Analysis

Chemical Formula: N2O
Exact Mass: 44.00
Molecular Weight: 44.01
m/z: 44.00 (100.0%)
Elemental Analysis: N, 63.65; O, 36.35

Structure and Synthesis of Nitrous Oxide