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aliphatic
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carbon structures with single or double bonds but do not contain a ring
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Oxidation
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Loss of electrons, eg. gain of an oxygen or loss of hydrogen
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Reduction
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Gain of electrons, eg. loss of oxygen or gain of hydrogen
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What are the major biologic anionic substituents? (ergo acidic)
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carboxylate groups, phosphate groups, or sulfate groups.
("ate" denotes a negative charge) |
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What types of cpds are generally basic?
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Cpds with nitrogen
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pKa refresher
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the higher the pKa, the weaker the acid. pKa is the negative log of the disassociation coefficient.
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