FTP, name this class of drugs discovered by Adolf von Baeyer, known for their ability to depress the central nervous system and act as sedatives or hypnotics.
Legend has it that this class of chemicals got its name from the holiday on which it was discovered in 1864 - as soldiers celebrated a victory, a future Nobel Laureate combined malonic acid from apples with urea to have a party of his own.  The initial discovery at first found little application, but, by substituting two ethyl groups for two hydrogens attached to carbon, Fischer and von Mering created its first widely used therapeutic member, Veronal, and one of its other applications came soon after in Luminol, which helped combat epileptic seizures.  FTP, name this class of drugs discovered by Adolf von Baeyer, known for their ability to depress the central nervous system and act as sedatives or hypnotics.
Legend has it that this class of chemicals got its name from the holiday on which it was discovered in 1864 - as soldiers celebrated a victory, a future Nobel Laureate combined malonic acid from apples with urea to have a party of his own.  
barbituates (correct spelling is barbiturate)