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Organic chemist assistance...

Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:04 pm
by chemwipe
Does anyone know of any online resource for identifying chemical formulas? I can identify a few functional groups, but definitely having trouble identifying/classifying these compounds:

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Or maybe one of you talented organic chemists could assist me or at least point me in the right direction?

Thanks a lot!

John

Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 12:34 pm
by HW Mueller
These are alpha-aminoacid hydrazides, the alpha-amino group is blocked via an acetate group. I have always disliked nomenclature, and therefore I recommend that you use a biochemistry book to ascertain the aminoacids. if you know how to draw the structures of these, or convert them to smiles you can search for them in a number of sites on the internet.
Generally, searchig for "acyl hydrazides" in google might help also.