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Which chemical class does phenobarbital belong to?

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Phenobarbital is derivative of Barbituric Acid and Barbituric Acid is derivative of Urea. (structures shown in Fig below)

Urea has H₂N- group attached to Carbonyl Group (C=O), and such class of comounds conataining H₂N-C=O bond are called as Amides.

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So, Phenobarbital belongs to Amides.
Which chemical class does phenobarbital belong to?-example-1
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