“…All N-alkylated barbiturates: 5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-n-propyl barbituric acid (1), 1-methyl-5-(2-propyl)-5-(n-propyl) barbituric acid (2), 1,5dimethyl-5-ethyl barbituric acid (3), 1,5-dimethyl-5-phenyl barbituric acid (4) also known as methylheptobarbital or methyleudan, 5-cyclohexyl-5-ethyl-1-methyl-barbituric acid (5), 5-(1-cyclopenten-1-yl)-5-ethyl-1-methyl barbituric acid (6), 1-methyl-5-phenyl-5-propyl barbituric acid (7), 5-(1cyclohexen-1-yl)-1,5-dimethyl barbituric acid (8), 1-methyl-5-butyl-5-phenyl barbituric acid (9), 1-ethyl-5-methyl-5-piperidyl barbituric acid (10), 5-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-1ethyl-5-methyl barbituric acid (11), 5-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-5methyl-1-propyl barbituric acid (12), and the 3-alkylated analogs of thalidomide: methyl, ethyl, and propyl thalidomide (13,14, and 15, respectively) as racemates and separate enantiomers were given as a gift by Prof. Joachim Knabe, University of Saarbruecken, Germany. 1,2 The absolute configuration and the sign of optical rotation of racemates were confirmed by injecting well-known configuration of separate enantiomers.…”