Biological Chemistry 1A

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Decks in this class (22)

Covalent Molecules 1: Intro
What is bond strength measured in 1,
Why is the bond strength of the c...,
Why is the bond length of the c c...
35  cards
Covalent Molecules 2: Isomers
What are isomers 1,
What are the different types of i...,
What are stereoisomers 3
37  cards
Covalent Molecules 3: Orbital Hybridisation
How do orbitals hybridise in carb...,
How are sp3 orbitals formed 2,
How are sp2 orbitals formed 3
9  cards
Covalent Molecules 4: Aromatic Chemistry
Describe the electrons in benzene 1,
Describe the bond lengths in benz...,
Describe the hybridisation of orb...
6  cards
Covalent Molecules 5: Conformers
What are conformers 1,
What are the two conformations of...,
What is torsional strain 3
5  cards
Metabolism 1: Thermodynamics
What is metabolism 1,
What are adipocytes 2,
What is catabolism 3
11  cards
Metabolism 2: ATP
What is atp 1,
What bond joins the phosphate gro...,
What bond joins the first phospha...
9  cards
Metabolism 3: Glycolysis
What is glycolysis 1,
What are the overall products of ...,
Where is glucose metabolised in h...
68  cards
Biological Molecules 1: Lipids
What are the five key characteris...,
What type of chain length is most...,
Describe the meaning of the namin...
26  cards
Biological Molecules 2: Carbohydrates
Name three common monosaccharides 1,
How many chiral centres does gluc...,
What is an aldose 3
24  cards
Biological Molecules 3: Nucleotides
What are nucleotides 1,
What are the three components of ...,
What is atp 3
27  cards
Biological Molecules 4: Proteins
What are amino acids 1,
How many naturally occuring amino...,
What are zwitterions 3
26  cards
Biological Molecules 5: Metals
What must a molecule have in orde...,
What is a ligand 2,
What is a bidentate ligand 3
29  cards
Functional Groups 1: Alkyl Halides
Why are alkyl halides good reagen...,
What is pvc 2,
What are cfcs 3
24  cards
Functional Groups 2: Nucleophilic Substitution & Elimination
What is the sn1 mechanism 1,
What are the stereochemical impli...,
Why are tertiary carbocations the...
21  cards
Functional Groups 3: Alcohols
Why do alcohols have higher boili...,
How can you generate strongly bas...,
What are alkoxides 3
10  cards
Functional Groups 4: Ethers
What are ethers 1,
Describe properties of diethyl et...,
What are epoxides oxiranes 3
6  cards
Functional Groups 5: Amines and Thiols
Describe the stereochemistry of a...,
Describe the ph of amines 2,
Describe the effect of steric hin...
19  cards
Carbonyl Chemistry 1: Intro
What causes polarisation in the c...,
Name different homogenous groups ...,
What is the systemic name of form...
28  cards
Carbonyl Chemistry 2: Chemical Tests
How do you distinguish between al...,
How do you test for methyl ketones 2,
How do you test for alkyl halides 3
6  cards
Carbonyl Chemistry 3: Reactions
How do you form grignard reagents 1,
What is an organometallic compoun...,
What are the two stages to reacti...
7  cards
Carbonyl Chemistry 4: Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
What are the four classes of carb...,
Rank the reactivity of the four c...,
How do you hydrolyse acyl chlorid...
21  cards

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