barbituric acid

Thân thiện

A chemist carefully measures barbituric acid crystals in a laboratory.

Definition

Noun: 1. A white crystalline organic compound: A white, odorless, crystalline acid with the chemical formula C₄H₄N₂O₃, derived from pyrimidine. It is the parent structure of a large class of sedative and hypnotic drugs known as barbiturates.

Usage

• As a chemical precursor: The primary use of barbituric acid is as the fundamental chemical building block for synthesizing barbiturate drugs.
• In pharmaceutical chemistry: Barbituric acid itself has no central nervous system activity, but its derivatives are crucial in medicinal chemistry.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The laboratory synthesized barbituric acid for research into new sedative compounds.
  • Barbituric acid is a key intermediate in the manufacture of many pharmaceutical products.

Advanced Usage

• "Malonylurea": This is an alternative chemical name for barbituric acid, referring to its structure derived from malonic acid and urea.
  • The compound, known chemically as malonylurea or barbituric acid, was first created in 1864.

Variants and Related Words

• Barbiturate (noun): Any of a class of drugs derived from barbituric acid, acting as central nervous system depressants.
  • Phenobarbital is a well-known barbiturate used to treat seizures.

Synonyms

• Malonylurea: The systematic chemical name.
• Pyrimidinetrione: A name describing its chemical structure as a pyrimidine ring with three ketone groups.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs

Từ đồng nghĩa

• malonylurea