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Title: Funny organic molecules
Post by: mir on November 15, 2006, 01:15:51 PM

There is a lot of funny organic chemicals :)
Perhaps what most amazing, is how creative chemists are when they are naming them.
Probably a job that goes better over a beer or maybe a vodka.

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: Albert on November 15, 2006, 01:26:54 PM

My favourite one is Pagodane.

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: Alberto_Kravina on November 15, 2006, 02:53:28 PM

Well, my favourite is  boatane (see attach) ;)
Another good one is Cumol.

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: constant thinker on November 15, 2006, 06:35:48 PM

Those are pretty cool. I have to go with Pagodane also.

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: Borek on November 15, 2006, 07:09:32 PM

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/sillymolecules/sillymols.htm

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=8208.msg37371#msg37371

Mark K got it then ;)

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: Ψ×Ψ on November 16, 2006, 12:28:54 AM

You can't forget about the Nanoputians!

http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/joceah/2003/68/i23/abs/jo0349227.html

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: pantone159 on November 16, 2006, 03:25:07 AM

Quote from: ?*? on November 16, 2006, 12:28:54 AM

You can't forget about the Nanoputians!

Isn't one of those Nanoputians a certain Mr. Al Kane??

Title: Re: Funny organic molecules
Post by: AWK on November 16, 2006, 04:02:49 AM

http://chemclub.cambridgesoft.com/chemhumor/index.cfm