Talk:Barbituric acid
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Article Grading: The following comments were left by the quality and importance raters: (edit ยท refresh) Does barbituric acid owes its name to a woman called Barbara? I have read this in a book, discussing nomenclature of organic compound, like HCOOH is formic acid (from formica, A latin word.). But is ir true? |
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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)
