NEET2023ChemistryChemistry in Everyday LifeActual
Some tranquilizers are listed below. Which one from the following belongs to barbiturates?
Options
- AVeronal
- BChlordiazepoxide
- CMeprobamate
- DValium
Correct answer
A. Veronal
Step-by-step solution
Tranquillizers are the drugs that are used to reduce anxiety, fear, tension, agitation, and related states of mental disturbance. Derivatives of barbituric acid viz., veronal, amytal, nembutal, luminal and seconal constitute an important class of tranquilizers. These derivatives are called barbiturates.