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Standard suffixes for compounds?
Long ago, I learned that suffixes like -ide, -ate, -ose, etc. had specific meanings.
Now, I'm seeing all these drug ads on TV with generic names that all end in -ab or -ib. Do these have a standard ...
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IUPAC naming of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) heterocyclic core and its locants
Wikipedia article about LSD says its IUPAC name is
(6aR,9R)-N,N-diethyl-7-methyl-4,6,6a,7,8,9-hexahydroindolo[4,3-fg]quinoline-9-carboxamide
which is quite complex. Especially its didehydroergoline ...
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Are ethyl iodophenylundecylate and Ethyl-10-(Iodophenylundecanoate) the same compound?
I have no understanding of chemistry, so these to chemical formulas mean nothing to me. What I am trying to ascertain is are these compounds the same? If not, what differences are there especially if ...
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What is the origin of the naming of deoxycorticosterone acetate?
Deoxy- means the compound misses an oxygen comparing to the name without the prefix.
Acetate means ethanoate in IUPAC language. Many biologists still abide old rules and call it acetate. And finally, ...
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How would one express pemoline in terms of phenethylamine?
Pemoline is a psychostimulant that is no longer used in most countries. Similarly to the psychostimulants amfetamine and methylphenidate I can clearly see a phenethylamine backbone to this compound. I ...
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In Goodman and Gilman what does R,S-citalopram refer to?
In Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e R,S-citalopram is referred to. The problem is that from what I am aware of citalopram only has one stereocentre, and hence I am ...
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What compounds do Nor1 and Nor2 citalopram refer to?
In Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics 12th Edition pg. 406, two drugs, nor1-citalopram and nor2-citalopram are referred to but I have no idea what they are. Could somebody ...
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Where did the INN name of fentanyl come from?
Fentanyl is a potent anilidopiperidine opioid. Where did its INN name come from?
Figure 1: Fentanyl
I know that the INN name of paracetamol came from its chemical name para-acetylaminophenol (par-...
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