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[andyt_uk]

Yay for Organic Chem bout the only part of my chem degree I was any good at

is that because it covered C2H5OH

 

[Lateral Line]

CH3CH2OH.

 

[kev]

Is that a sort of distorted echo??

 

[Lateral Line]

It is more traditional, (at least when I was a uni), to write chemical formulas of organic molecules with structural groups, in this case, a methyl group, and alkane chain carbon group and a hydroxyl group.

 

[andyt_uk]

i think you are right
my head hurts tho
when i was studying my chem degree i consumed copious quantities of afforementioned organic compound and have trouble recollecting much of academic nature of my student days

 

[Nix]

I'm 16 well at the time..
Lol My random Quote:
"There once was a chicken who was makin nestle Bikkin"

I knew i'd regret saying that lol

 

[Lateral Line]

Despite being in the chatroom just about everyday, my line count is well and truly stuck at 2717, and has been for over a week now. Even my Lateral2 account which I use when I can't get into the room using my normal one is not updating.

 

[William]

Did you have an argument with statsBOT

 

[Lithril]

I did but I'm sure I didn't say that quote, but having said that I have been overstudying the various "natural occurances" of said compound above recently so couldn't 100% verify anything.

 

[andy]

now moved to
http/woody.losthours.co.uk/~ahmulh/fishforums/


thx
Andy

 

[Doggfather]

Alkenes alkanes arenes carboxylic acids ketones and aldehydes oh my!

and whats that in english?

 

[sunbot]

IM intrested cheers will its

give me some

 

[Lateral Line]

QUOTE
Alkenes alkanes arenes carboxylic acids ketones and aldehydes oh my!

and whats that in english?
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In order, an alkene is a non cyclic organic compound which is non-saturated, i.e. contains double Carbon - Carbon Bonds. eg CH2=CH2.

An alkane is similar but saturated, no double bonds. eg CH3-CH3

An arene is cyclic. eg C6H6

A carboxylic acid has a double bonded Oxygen atom and a Hydroxyl group, (OH), on one of it's Carbon atoms. eg CH3-COOH

A ketone has an Oxygen atom double bonded to a Carbon on a non terminal Carbon atom. eg CH3-CO-CH3

An aldehyde has the double bonded Oxygen on a terminal Carbon. eg CH3-CHO

 

[Doggfather]

i still don't get it...but thanks for trying to explain it!!!

 

[Annastasia]

Wow! Too complex for me!