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the srtucture of thalidomide
The Structure of Thalidomide.
The structure.
Thalidomide is a heterocyclic compound. Heterocyclic compounds have at least one ring structure in which one or more atoms are not carbon.
The encircled sites on the Thalidomide molecule are the functional groups, 4 carbonyl groups and an amine group, they can form bonds with a suitable receptor, Hydrogen, because they have an unshared pair of electrons which can form a bond with the Hydrogen.
Thalidomide is a chiral compound.
Indicated on the drawing below are the chiral centre and the mirror image.
The Story of Thalidomide.
Thalidomide was created in 1954 by a small pharmaceutical company in West Germany called Chemie Grünenthal. The company was trying to discover a new technique for creating antibiotics, and heated phthaloylisoglutamine. The resultant molecule was found to have sedative effects, but not seen to be toxic. It was released in 1957 u...
The Structure of Thalidomide.
The structure.
Thalidomide is a heterocyclic compound. Heterocyclic compounds have at least one ring structure in which one or more atoms are not carbon.
The encircled sites on the Thalidomide molecule are the functional groups, 4 carbonyl groups and an amine group, they can form bonds with a suitable receptor, Hydrogen, because they have an unshared pair of electrons which can form a bond with the Hydrogen.
Thalidomide is a chiral compound.
Indicated on the drawing below are the chiral centre and the mirror image.
The Story of Thalidomide.
Thalidomide was created in 1954 by a small pharmaceutical company in West Germany called Chemie Grünenthal. The company was trying to discover a new technique for creating antibiotics, and heated phthaloylisoglutamine. The resultant molecule was found to have sedative effects, but not seen to be toxic. It was released in 1957 u...
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