Department of Chemistry, University of Manitoba

002.130   University I Chemistry: Structure and Modelling in Chemistry

Organic compounds / Polymers & proteins / Metals & minerals

Models of selected Molecules:

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Selected organic molecules from 002.130

• 'Linear' alkanes:   methane, ethane, propane, butane
• Structural isomers of butane:   butane, 2-methylpropane
• Benzene
• Methanol
• Methyl acetate   (methylethanoate) - a model for ester structures
• N-methyl acetamide   - a model for amide structures
• Structural isomers of propylamine;   1-propanamine, 2-propanamine, methyl ethyl amine, trimethylamine

Some organic molecules "from every-day living"

• Aspirin
• Caffeine
• Ciprofloxacin (cipro),   an antibiotic
• Ecstasy
• Nicotine
• Estradiol   an estrogen, or female sex hormone
• Testosterone     an androgen, or male sex hormone
• Nandrolone   an anabolic steroid

Polymers and Proteins (described in Topics in Chemistry)

• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene
• Teflon   (poly(tetrafluoroethylene) or PTFE)
• PETE -   a section (3 repeat units) of PETE [poly(ethylene terphthalate)]
• Poly(methyl methacrylate) ( PMMA, Lucite, Perspex, Plexiglass)

• HIV-1 protease
• XK2 63   - an inhibitor for HIV-1 protease
• Alpha helix   - a fragment of a protein alpha-helix
• Random coil   - a fragment of a random coil structure in a protein
• Beta sheet   - a fragment of a protein beta sheet

Crystal Structures of metals and minerals

• Index to crystal structures

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