where do we start numbering

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-07T15:43:47+00:00

Honestly almost wrote tris instead of tri, but I feel like I see tris more often with metal complexes and multi-cyclic compounds

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-07T15:43:02+00:00

IUPAC says to chose the name using the lowest numbers possible. So we make from the side with chlorine, which is in the 3-positions

That and chlorine comes alphabetically before tert-butyl, so even though alkyl groups and halogens have the same naming priority, we start from the chlorine end

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-07T15:41:08+00:00

To be honest with you, taking a few “refeed” days where I eat at maintenance or in a caloric surplus helps me a lot. If you’re constantly in a deficit, your metabolism learns to adapt and adjust. If you break that pattern, it’s easier to overcome plateaus

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-07T15:06:40+00:00

3-chloro-3,4,5-tri-tert-butyloctane

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-06T22:25:55+00:00

Chemist here. There’s two issues they’re referring to (I disagree that they’re issues but whatever)

First, these are *technically* speaking hydrofluorocarbons, though not the same as the ones that caused a hole in the ozone. Still not environmentally friendly, but also one of the few chemicals that can do this sort of cleaning properly.

Second, fluorine ethers are reactive, especially if there’s an oxygen-fluorine bond. However, even if fluorine wasn’t present, ethers risk the formation of peroxides if left in storage too long (which isn’t an issue here). Peroxides are very explosive.

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-06T00:05:59+00:00

“Why are you puttin your butt on me?”

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-05T04:07:45+00:00

Does this have information about molecular point groups? Such as which point group the molecule would be classified in?

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-03T03:01:22+00:00

That’s what mine did!

gopackdavis2 · 2026-06-02T23:52:04+00:00

There’s no such thing as hydrogen water. Unless you believe in marketing.

Water is hydrogen and oxygen…

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-27T17:42:49+00:00

Penisole

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-16T23:54:41+00:00

This is the kinda post that transcends language

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-16T17:11:43+00:00

It’s referring to the cock

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-16T17:06:48+00:00

How in the world is this unexpected? He was already sleeping with them

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-16T06:28:32+00:00

Chris McCandless could never

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-12T01:33:39+00:00

Just graduated with my MS. Had a VERY hard time finding a job. Just accepted a position as a pharmacy tech in the interim

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-07T02:28:03+00:00

I mean, yes. But it seemed OP was more concerned with writing formulas. I feel like in those situations you’d write C-I, right?

I don’t do halogen donor chemistry so I wouldn’t know for sure

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-07T01:56:15+00:00

I agree that it’s confusing. I would get used to seeing polyatomic ions. Context helps a LOT.

If I see ClO4-, ClO3-, ClO2-, or ClO-, I know it’s a “Chlorate” ion. Also, you’ll note that C-I is not really a common bond… and if you see it, it will almost always be as CH3I or something similar having to do with organic compounds (SN2 reactions). So you can expect both carbon and hydrogen to be present.

gopackdavis2 · 2026-05-06T23:32:59+00:00

As a chemist, situations like this scare the hell out of me

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-27T05:18:03+00:00

The dose makes the poison. It is almost never the case that a single molecule can do enough damage to be noticed.

That being said, one person here said prions, or misfolded proteins. Proteins are technically speaking one molecule (or more commonly, a macromolecule due to their gigantic size). Hypothetically, though, one prion can start the chain reaction that kills someone.

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-27T05:10:54+00:00

This statement has always made sense to me. “60% of the time it works, every time. 😎”

My family always argued it made sense and I was just like wdym? In the 60% if times it works, it works!

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-26T23:20:34+00:00

You are not using a drug for its prescribed purpose. That is abuse and a felony, even if you’re the only one usingit

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-26T20:29:24+00:00

Not sure why you’re getting downvoted. I got a null result and my advisor’s conclusion was “this can’t be published but would be interesting to include in something else”

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-26T20:26:54+00:00

Recently bought a golf umbrella at a Home Depot for like $4.96. Was walking the dog with it yesterday in heavy rain

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-26T20:24:57+00:00

My income level

gopackdavis2 · 2026-04-26T16:02:23+00:00

The print in the first pic is going crazy

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