Chapter 3 BIOMOLECULESChapter 3: You will be tested on pp. 53-69Hydroxyl (alcohol)Carbonyl (aldehyde)(ketone)CarboxylMethylEthylPhenylAminoAmidoGuanidinoImidazoleSulfhydrylDisulfidePhosphorylEsterThioesterEtherAnhydride Mixed anhydridePhosphoanhydrideFigure 3-5Know the names and the structures, including electron pairs!Molecular asymmetryA. Chiral and achiral moleculesB. Enantiomers and diastereomersSome important types of non-redox reactionsA. Nucleophilic substitution reactionsB. Isomerization reactionsC. Condensation and hydrolysisNucleophilic substitution reactions2 types of mechanisms: dissociative and associativeNucleophilic substitution can also occur at P in phosphate derivativesIsomerization ReactionsCondensation and hydrolysisWhat is a redox reaction?Example of a redox
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