Talk:Barbituric acid

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Where are the "acid" hydrogens in this molecule? GCarty 15:55, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

The hydrogen atoms of the methylene (the -CH2- between the two carbonyl groups) are mildly acidic - much like Meldrum's acid. Edgar181 16:05, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] About the structure...

Sorry if I sound ignorant but I thought the C5 in the Barbituric acid diagram had two H's coming off it. How come the diagram in the article doesn't show the two H atoms?

  • chemists are lazy people and in generally will not draw the hydrogen atoms, they are implied V8rik 22:13, 18 November 2006 (UTC)
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