Emylcamate is used in combination with compounds that influence brain function and or psychological state to treat herpes virus infection and outbreaks.
ChEBI: Emylcamate is a carbamate ester.
30.5 g of 3-methyl-3-pentanol, 8.1 g of potassium cyanate and 16.3 g of
trichloroacetic acid are heated while stirring at 45°C to 50°C for 24 hours,
neutralized by successive addition of anhydrous sodium carbonate. The
precipitate is removed from the reaction mixture. Unreacted 3-methyl-3-
pentanol is distilled off and the residue is added to a small volume of distilled
water. After precipitation and filtration the resulting 3-methyl-3-pentanol
carbamate is dried and recrystallized from petroleum ether. MP 54°C to 55°C.
Crystallise the carbamate from 30% aqueous EtOH. [Beilstein 1 IV 1773.]
