A Gallery of Some Interesting Molecules From Nature
A Gallery of Interesting Molecules from Nature [In which we inch our way, very very slowly, towards spectroscopy and structure determination] Recently I wrote about
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Screw Organic Chemistry, I’m Just Going To Write About Cats
Screw organic chemistry, I’m just going to write about cats. Organic chemistry? People don’t want to hear about it. It’s been called “worse than prison“,
Read moreOn Cats, Part 1: Conformations and Configurations
[NOTE: this has been amended to correct some confusion on my part on the difference between configurational and constitutional isocats. Thanks to Prof. Gary Weisman
Read moreOn Cats, Part 2: Cat Line Diagrams
When this blog was about organic chemistry, I’d never stoop so low as to put cute pictures of cats on my website to drive traffic.
Read moreOn Cats, Part 4: Enantiocats
A few weeks ago we moved away from our old neighborhood where I first saw Sawhorse Cat. However a few days ago my friend Walter
Read moreOn Cats, Part 6: Stereocenters
Let’s recap what we’ve talked about so far. Sawhorse cat and Freaky Sawhorse cat are constitutional isocats. But Freaky Sawhorse Cat has a mirror image of
Read moreOrganic Chemistry Is Shit
The Chemical Formula For Poop (Among Other Things) Some days you might feel like you can’t escape organic chemistry. You leave the lecture hall and
Read moreThe Organic Chemistry Behind “The Pill”
The Most Interesting Man In The World passed away the other week. No, not THAT guy. He’s just an actor. The OTHER guy. The OTHER
Read moreMaybe they should call them, “Formal Wins” ?
In April of this year, Braves reliever Luis Avilan came in with a 5-1 lead in the 8th inning. Eight batters later, he’d given up
Read moreWhy Do Organic Chemists Use Kilocalories?
What’s the deal with organic chemists using kilocalories (kcal) instead of kilojoules (kJ)? The metric system, of System Internationale (SI) was first adopted in France
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