5-[2-(4-Butylanilino)-6-methoxypurin-9-yl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-3-ol
Potassium bromide is a chemical compound of potassium and bromine. It was widely used as an anticonvulsant and a sedative in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but today is only used in veterinary medicine, as an antiepileptic medication for dogs and cats. Bromine is a halogen element with the symbol Br and atomic number 35. Diatomic bromine does not occur naturally, but bromine salts can be found in crustal rock. (L625, L627)