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IPTBO (isopropylbicyclophosphate) is a bicyclic phosphate convulsant. It is an extremely potent GABA receptor antagonist that can cause violent convulsions in mice.

IPTBO is found among a group of highly toxic bicyclic phosphates. Generally, these bicyclic phosphates disrupt chlorine ion flow through GABA receptors, causing CNS overstimulation and lethal convulsions within minutes. They reduce ion flow by interacting with an internal channel of receptor, not outside the channel. IPTBO is one of the more toxic types of this antagonist.

Discovery
IPTBO derivatives are used in spectroscopic studies, as flame retardants, vinyl resin stabilizers, and antioxidants (due to their ability to terminate oxidation reactions). Other toxic phosphorous esters are used as insecticides or chemical weapons (such as DFP). Unlike other phosphorus esters, IPTBO doesn’t inhibit acetylcholinesterase. IPTBO is more toxic than similar phosphorus esters. Instead of inhibiting acetylcholinesterase. IPTBO and other similar compounds are all derivatives of 2,6,7-trioxa-phospabicyclo[2,2,2]octane, and the most toxic ones have four alkyl groups substituted. The prominence of this compound is therefore still a subject of research.

Synthesis
IPTBO can be synthesized through many reaction paths. All synthesis routes are described to start with an isopropyl triol (an isopropyl group with three alcohols attached to the stem) and the addition of a phosphorus reagent that must be ‘caged’ surrounded by oxygen molecules. This specific experiment studied the chemical attribution markers for various preparation methods of IPTBO. The different ways to produce the target substance produce different side products, and some may contain impurities or degradation products. Known attribution factors can be used to mark a recovered substance to a production method, which can be helpful in forensic studies. Commonly, there are 5 production methods. They all start with a triol group, which is a compound containing three -OH groups, but they differ in the phosphorus-containing compounds. Those compounds are as follows: POCl3,PCl3-H2O2,P(OEt)3-H2O2, PCl5, and H3PO4.

Functions and Mechanism
The main function of IPTBO is to block chloride from entering the ion channels located in the GABA receptor, stopping the GABA from functioning properly as an inhibitor in the cerebellum. In-depth, the normal binding mechanism for GABA is dependent on chloride ions, with chloride ions stimulating the binding of H-flunitrazepam to the receptor site, thereby causing more binding sites to be available on GABA. IPTBO counters this effect by blocking the chloride channels, therefore hinders the binding of H-flunitrazepam to GABA. ''' We can certainly add more information here since the main part of our subject is how it functions biologically. '''

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