Claims
- 1. A method for treating animals in need of sedation by administering thereto orally or intraperitoneally a compound represented by the formula ##EQU3## where R is alkyl of 3-5 carbon atoms, at a dosage of about 200 mg/kg to 2000 mg/kg.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said compound is .alpha.-n-butoxycarbonyl-amino-.gamma.-butyrolactone.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein R is alkyl of 3 carbon atoms.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein R is alkyl of 4 carbon atoms.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein R is alkyl of 5 carbon atoms.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of copending application Ser. No. 421,899, filed Dec. 5, 1973, now abandoned.
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Krattz et al., Liebigs Ann. Chem., vol. 744, pp. 33-41, (1971). |
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