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Molecule of the Week |
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Chemistry NOW! |
Seeing is Believing |
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| Week |
Molecule |
Relevant Topics |
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| Week 2 |
Amygdalin |
Cyanohydrin formation and degradation; carbohydrate structure |
| Week 3 |
Beta-Ionone |
Chemistry and synthesis of a,b-unsaturated carbonyls; conjugation |
| Week 4 |
Mustard Gas |
SN2 Chemistry; intramolecular reactivity |
| Week 5 |
Polystyrene |
Friedel Crafts acylation; polymers |
| Week 6 |
Oleic Acid |
Hydrophobic interactions |
| Week 7 |
2,4,6-trichloroanisole |
Electrophilic aromatic substitution |
| Week 8 |
Capsaicin |
Synthesis; receptors |
| Week 9 |
Oxytocin |
Peptide bonds; disulfides |
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