Names: p-Xylene p-Xylol 1,4-Dimethylbenzene para-Xylene is this weeks MOTW! p-Xylene was first isolated in 1850 from wood distillate! p-Xylene is extremely toxic and is one of the most produced petrochemicals.. Read More
Names: Aniline Phenylamine Aminobenzene Benzenamine This weeks MOTW is Aniline! Aniline was first isolated by German chemist Otto Unverdorben! He achieved the isolation by a method known as destructive distillation.. Read More
Names: Guafenesin (RS)-3-(2-methoxyphenoxy)propane-1,2-diol This week’s MOTW is Guaifenesin! Guaifenesin is an expectorant drug that is sold over the counter and has many trade names but most notably, Mucinex! An.. Read More
Names: 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene TNT 2,4,6-Trinitromethylbenzene Tolite This week’s MOTW is 2,4,6 – Trinitrotoluene aka TNT! TNT was first made by a German chemist named Julius Wilbrand in 1863. Before it.. Read More
Names: Amphetamine (RS)-1-phenylpropan-2-amine (RS)-1-phenyl-2-aminopropane This week’s #MOTW is Amphetamine! Amphetamine was first synthesized by a Romanian chemist named L. Edeleanu in 1887. It is a CNS stimulant and is.. Read More
Names: Eugenol 4-Allyl-2-methoxyphenol 2-Methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)phenol 2-methoxy-4-(2-propen-1-yl)phenol Eugenic acid This week’s MOTW is Eugenol! Eugenol comes from an essential oil found in cloves and it is responsible for the characteristic taste.. Read More
Names: Resveratrol trans-3,5,4′-Trihydroxystilbene 3,4′,5-Stilbenetriol trans-Resveratrol (E)-5-(p-Hydroxystyryl)resorcinol (E)-5-(4-hydroxystyryl)benzene-1,3-diol This week’s MOTW is Resveratrol! Resveratrol was first isolated by Japanese chemist Michio Takaoka in 1939. Resveratrol is prominently found in grapes and.. Read More
Names: Morphine (5α,6α)-7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methylmorphinan-3,6-diol Morphine is a powerful pain reliever that is a part of the opioid class of drugs. Morphine is isolated from opium which is a dried latex.. Read More
Names: Vitamin C L-Ascorbic acid 2-Oxo-L-threo-hexono-1,4-lactone-2,3-enediol (R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-((S)- 1,2-dihydroxyethyl)furan-2(5H)-one Vitamin C was first isolated by biochemist Dr. Albert Szent-Gyorgi in 1928! It is abundant in many of the foods we.. Read More
Names: Caffeine 1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione Caffeine is one of the molecules coffee! Making it probably the most popular morning molecule consumed by humans!
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