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Condensed Formulas: Deciphering What the Brackets Mean

June 20, 2011 By James Ashenhurst 15 Comments

Recall that there are at least 4 major ways of representing molecules that you're introduced to in the first week of ochem. The highest level of detail is the Lewis dot structure, which shows where all the electrons are with dots. The second-highest level of detail is the structural formula, … [Read more...]

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9 Nomenclature Conventions To Know

June 14, 2010 By James Ashenhurst 22 Comments

Chemical nomenclature can be frustrating to learn. It's a series of conventions which have been patched together over a long period of time, some of which date back to the 19th century. The language contains archaic terms that are past their useful prime, but are lodged deeply in the language of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nomenclature, Organic Chemistry 1, Organic Chemistry 2 Tagged With: alpha beta, amines, brackets, conventions, erythro, geminal, L and D, nomenclature, threo, vicinal

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