21h 17min, aug 6, 1903 y - Barbital

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Barbital synthesized by Adolf von Baeyer a german chemist in 1903 Baeyer did not know how significant his findings would be. Barbital is referred to as a true hipnotic and over 2000 derivatives of the drug have been made over the years and a hand full of them are used to help with anxiety, insomnia, anesthesia and more.

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