Bioorganic Chemistry
Acid-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis
Water the Destroyer Imagine that water, the stuff you drink everyday, is actually a superhero with a cape,…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
Reaction with Primary Amines to form Imines
The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with ammonia or 1º-amines forms imine derivatives, also known as Schiff bases (compounds having…
July 10, 2021 · Rajil TL
Bioorganic Chemistry
Nomenclature of Aldehydes & Ketones
Aldehydes and ketones contain the carbonyl group. Aldehydes are considered the most important functional group. They are often…
July 10, 2021 · Rajil TL
Bioorganic Chemistry
Acetal Formation
Introduction It has been demonstrated that water adds rapidly to the carbonyl function of aldehydes and ketones to…
July 10, 2021 · Rajil TL
Bioorganic Chemistry
Definition of Steric Effect
In general, the steric effect refers from the fact that the atoms composing molecules occupy some degree of space, and…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
What is a Nucleophile?
Nucleophiles are basically electron rich species which have the ability to donate electron pairs, as discussed earlier. Because…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
Nucleophilic Substitution, SN2, SN1
Let’s begin by recalling a couple of reactions which occur with alkyl halides, but only work well when…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
The peptide bond and primary structure of proteins
The primary structure of a protein is defined as the sequence of amino acids of which it is composed. This…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
Optical Activity
Optical activity is the ability of a chiral molecule to rotate the plane of plane-polairsed light, measured using a polarimeter. …
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Cis-Trans Isomerism in Cycloalkanes
Previously, constitutional isomers were defined as molecules that had the same molecular formula, but different atom connectivity. In…
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