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What is the most effective protecting group for a primary alcohol during esterification, and why?

answered 4 days ago in Organic Chemistry

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What are the main factors that affect the degradation and stability of polymeric materials and how can we control or minimize their impact in different environments?

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What is the effect of increasing temperature on the rate of photochemical reactions in the presence of a particular catalyst, and how does this compare to the rate of non-temperature-dependent reactions under the same conditions?

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How does the coordination chemistry of metalloenzymes and metalloproteins contribute to their catalytic activity and how can this knowledge be used to design more effective enzymatic catalysts for industrial applications?

answered 6 days ago in Coordination Chemistry

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How does the concentration of heavy metals in soil affect the growth and development of plants, and what are the potential health risks associated with consuming these contaminated plants?

asked 6 days ago in Environmental Chemistry

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How does the concentration of acidity in acid mine drainage affect the solubility of heavy metals and other toxic substances, and subsequently impact the water quality in nearby aquatic ecosystems?

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How does the chemical structure of a drug affect its pharmacodynamics in the human body?

asked Feb 18 in Medicinal Chemistry

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What is the bond angle of methane (CH4) molecule and how can we predict it using the VSEPR theory?

answered Feb 18 in Chemical bonding

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What is the difference in the boiling points of a primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohol with the same molecular weight? Provide an explanation based on intermolecular forces.

asked Feb 17 in Organic Chemistry

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How can we predict the shape and properties of a new drug molecule, and determine how it will interact with its target protein, using computational chemistry and molecular modeling techniques?

answered Feb 14 in Physical Chemistry

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What is the role of the metal ion in the coordination chemistry of metalloenzymes and metalloproteins, and how does its coordination environment affect enzymatic activity?

answered Feb 13 in Coordination Chemistry

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What is the role of metal ions in the catalytic activity of metalloenzymes and metalloproteins? Provide specific examples and discuss the coordination geometry and ligand environment of the metal ions in these enzymes/proteins.

asked Feb 13 in Coordination Chemistry

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What is the coordination number of the central metal ion in hemoglobin, a metalloprotein responsible for oxygen transport in the blood, and how does its coordination affect its biological function?

asked Feb 13 in Coordination Chemistry

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What is the amount of heat released when 5 grams of NaCl is crystallized from its aqueous solution at 25°C, and the final temperature of the solution is -5°C? (Given: Heat of crystallization of NaCl = -3.92 kJ/mol)

answered Feb 13 in ThermoChemistry

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What is the effect of combining ibuprofen and aspirin on the blood-thinning properties of aspirin?

asked Feb 12 in Medicinal Chemistry

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How can the stability of an oil-in-water emulsion be improved using various surface-active agents and their concentrations?

answered Feb 10 in Surface Chemistry

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How can the incorporation of more environmental chemistry concepts into the chemistry curriculum improve our understanding of the effects of chemical pollutants on the environment and human health? Provide examples of specific environmental chemistry topics that should be emphasized more in the curriculum.

asked Feb 7 in Chemical education

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How can the conductivity of a polymer-based electronic material be increased without compromising its mechanical properties?

answered Feb 6 in Polymer Chemistry

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How can the chemical structures and properties of natural compounds be modified and optimized to develop new treatments for inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis?

asked Feb 6 in Medicinal Chemistry

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How can computational chemistry and molecular modeling methods be used to predict the properties of a new drug molecule, such as its solubility, stability, and effectiveness in treating a specific disease? Specifically, how do molecular optimization techniques like ligand docking and quantum chemical calculations aid in the design and development of safe and efficacious drugs?

answered Feb 5 in Physical Chemistry

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