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Caffeine
« on: January 20, 2017, 01:26:50 PM »
Is this the right molecule drawing of caffeine?
https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQxmgdJ6ZK4LyUQBoq3RQNuu9Qwm0MADDIB8LNJfJdUTAj6RmTr_A
If not, what's wrong about it?
« Last Edit: January 20, 2017, 10:05:05 PM by Arkcon »

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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #1 on: January 20, 2017, 03:06:46 PM »

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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #2 on: January 20, 2017, 03:21:35 PM »
Its ok.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caffeine
i've seen a few different drawings and some of'em say H3C
instead of the CH3 on the left lower corner. Does that make any difference? Oh, and in some of'em, small part is on right and the larger part is on left (i'm pretty bad at chemistry as you can tell), what about that?

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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #3 on: January 20, 2017, 03:25:17 PM »
It doesnt matter if you write CH3 or H3C you can turn the molecule so its also ok to have the bigger part left or right or on top or bottom.

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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #4 on: January 20, 2017, 03:29:24 PM »
It doesnt matter if you write CH3 or H3C you can turn the molecule so its also ok to have the bigger part left or right or on top or bottom.
Alrighty, thank you so much  :)

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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2017, 03:25:09 AM »
The nit picky response:
On the left hand side, it looks like the N-CH3 bond is going to the H3 rather than the C, which is a typo.

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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2017, 06:29:12 AM »
The nit picky response:
On the left hand side, it looks like the N-CH3 bond is going to the H3 rather than the C, which is a typo.

Re-read the whole thread.
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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #7 on: January 21, 2017, 07:53:26 AM »
The nit picky response:
On the left hand side, it looks like the N-CH3 bond is going to the H3 rather than the C, which is a typo.
Chemists (sometimes programs) draw molecules in a such inelegant mode.
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Re: Caffeine
« Reply #8 on: January 21, 2017, 05:46:40 PM »
Re-read the whole thread.

Yes? What is it that I've misinterpreted? Whether you write the group as CH3 or H3C is not relevant, the bond should connect to the carbon atom. As written, the structure is easily understood, but can be drawn better, which was the original question of the thread.

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