21, gay, indian, taken, texan born n raised but recent expat to new mexico, cynic, vegetarian, nerdy, psychology/chemistry pre-med student. some pictures of me
I got a 88 in my Organic Chemistry 2 class! And here I was thinking I’d fail it… I’m so happy, you guys. So happy. All my hard work did pay off.
Aldopentose A is oxidized by HNO3 to an optically inactive aldaric acid B. A undergoes the Kiliani-Fischer synthesis to yield C and D. C is oxidized to an optically active aldaric acid and D is oxidized to an optically inactive aldaric acid. Assuming A belongs to the D family (4R), draw the Fischer projections of the open chair forms of A, B, C, and D in the spaces below.
I actually really like these kinds of questions. I actually kind of get it, and they’re like puzzles to me. Sure, this is an easier one but still. I’m glad this question is on the practice exam.
@1 month agoAnalytic lab report completed [whew]. Now on to organic chemistry’s benzyllic [EAS, NAS I & II] and aldehyde/ketone reactions yalla!
Though it’s really distracting because this creepy old man is sitting next to me in the computer lab and he’s muttering and at times yelling at his computer screen. He’s watching something on hulu. It’s really weird, especially cos this is the science and engineering library’s comp lab. It’s weird and I’m just glaring at him whenever he talks but he doesn’t seem to get the point =___= /sorry this is kinda a pet peeve of mine
Maybe I should start playing some gay porn or check the gay porn tags on tumblr to scare him away. Hmmmm.
@3 months ago with 2 notes
see I see this, recognise that those are the mountains, but I immediately start counting carbons. and that gap? probably an oxygen. maybe the thicker lines are double bonds and it’s weirdly conjugated. ugh ochem get out of my head (Taken with instagram)
Guys. I am terrified. Sure I’ve been cramming since 4:30am [it’s 6:46 now], and sure I spent the entire day yesterday studying, not to mention cramming hardcore since last Saturday.
But still. I’m terrified.
(+)-D-Glucose plus a phenol ring and catalyzed by HCl. It seems simple, but they don’t include this mechanism in the book or anything.
Does the OH-ph attack the anomeric OH group [which is equatorial in this question] or…? Bleh I dunno. I mean I would think the anomeric H gets attacked but that makes little to no sense.
Bleh. I think I’m just having a brain fart.
@1 month ago with 2 notesI dunno why, but it gives me comfort. Maybe because I know all of its reactions back and forth, probably because they’re easier, but. I dunno… I also think it’s nice.
I know. I’m weird.
@2 months ago with 5 notes
I got a 88 in my Organic Chemistry 2 class! And here I was thinking I’d fail it… I’m so happy, you guys. So happy. All my hard work did pay off.
Guys. I am terrified. Sure I’ve been cramming since 4:30am [it’s 6:46 now], and sure I spent the entire day yesterday studying, not to mention cramming hardcore since last Saturday.
But still. I’m terrified.
Aldopentose A is oxidized by HNO3 to an optically inactive aldaric acid B. A undergoes the Kiliani-Fischer synthesis to yield C and D. C is oxidized to an optically active aldaric acid and D is oxidized to an optically inactive aldaric acid. Assuming A belongs to the D family (4R), draw the Fischer projections of the open chair forms of A, B, C, and D in the spaces below.
I actually really like these kinds of questions. I actually kind of get it, and they’re like puzzles to me. Sure, this is an easier one but still. I’m glad this question is on the practice exam.
(+)-D-Glucose plus a phenol ring and catalyzed by HCl. It seems simple, but they don’t include this mechanism in the book or anything.
Does the OH-ph attack the anomeric OH group [which is equatorial in this question] or…? Bleh I dunno. I mean I would think the anomeric H gets attacked but that makes little to no sense.
Bleh. I think I’m just having a brain fart.
I dunno why, but it gives me comfort. Maybe because I know all of its reactions back and forth, probably because they’re easier, but. I dunno… I also think it’s nice.
I know. I’m weird.
Analytic lab report completed [whew]. Now on to organic chemistry’s benzyllic [EAS, NAS I & II] and aldehyde/ketone reactions yalla!
Though it’s really distracting because this creepy old man is sitting next to me in the computer lab and he’s muttering and at times yelling at his computer screen. He’s watching something on hulu. It’s really weird, especially cos this is the science and engineering library’s comp lab. It’s weird and I’m just glaring at him whenever he talks but he doesn’t seem to get the point =___= /sorry this is kinda a pet peeve of mine
Maybe I should start playing some gay porn or check the gay porn tags on tumblr to scare him away. Hmmmm.
