abstract |
The invention is directed to compounds according to formula (I): where R is LC(O)OT or LC(O)OLC(O)OT; R is a substituted or unsubstituted C-Calkyl, C-C alkenyl, or C-C alkynyl, or R; n is an integer from 0 to 5; each R is independently halogen or R; Rand R are independently H, halogen, CN or CF; Land L are each independently a bond, a substituted or unsubstituted C-C alkylene, C-C alkenylene, or C-C alkynylene; and T is H, a substituted or unsubstituted C-C alkyl, C-C alkenyl, or C-C alkynyl, nitrophenol, or cyclopropyl. The invention is also directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound according to formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and to methods for providing anesthesia in mammals by administering such a pharmaceutical composition. |