Both thiopental and pentobarbital have beenused in the lethal injections. Pentobarbital hasbeen preferred over thiopental, but it seemsconstantly to be in a shortage. There have beencomplains against the use of thiopental.Based on the chemical structure and interactionwith the two main environments of a biologicalsystem (water and lipids) which one will get intothe cell and distribute faster? Which one willstay longer into the system and for whatreason? In your explanations please refer tothe stuctures provided below.CHCH,CHCH,CH,CH,CH,CH,CHCH,CH,CH,CH,HNThiopentalPentobarbital

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Both thiopental and pentobarbital have been
used in the lethal injections. Pentobarbital has
been preferred over thiopental, but it seems
constantly to be in a shortage. There have been
complains against the use of thiopental.
Based on the chemical structure and interaction
with the two main environments of a biological
system (water and lipids) which one will get into
the cell and distribute faster? Which one will
stay longer into the system and for what
reason? In your explanations please refer to
the stuctures provided below.
CHCH,
CHCH,CH,CH,
CH,CH,
CHCH,CH,CH,
CH,
HN
Thiopental
Pentobarbital

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