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barbituric acid
noun
- a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 3 , used chiefly in the synthesis of barbiturates.
barbituric acid
/ ˌɑːɪˈʊəɪ /
noun
- a white crystalline solid used in the preparation of barbiturate drugs. Formula: C 4 H 4 N 2 O 3 Systematic name2,4,6-trioxypyrimidine Also calledmalonylurea
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barbituric acid1
First recorded in 1865–70
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of barbituric acid1
C19: partial translation of German ٳܰäܰ , perhaps from the name Barbara + uric + äܰ acid
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To create these structures, the team modified the chlorophyll molecule by attaching a barbituric acid unit via hydrogen bonding and further added tree-like molecular structures called "dendrons" to form stable rosette-like rings and control their hierarchical stacking.
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Out of Adolf Baeyer’s work on barbituric acid came the knowledge of pyrimidine and its derivatives.
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