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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Conformations of Ethane and Butane
Conformational Isomerism is a form of stereoisomerism where interconversions of isomers are possible by rotations referring to single…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
sp3 Hybridization
The term “sp3 hybridization” refers to the mixing character of one 2s-orbital and three 2p-orbitals to create four hybrid…
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Lewis Acid/Base Mnemonic
Think of Lewis as ‘lectrons’ Lewis Acid A Lewis acid refers to an atom or molecule that accepts…
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Bioorganic Chemistry
Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry Bases in Organic Chemistry
Categories of Acids and Bases Before we dive in, be sure to download my FREE acid/base cheat sheet…
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