Re: TOJC-Heteroatom Defined!

Craig Fryhle (fryhle@u.washington.edu)
Wed, 18 Sep 1996 09:58:49 -0700 (PDT)

Thanks to Dan for clarifying this point.

CBF

On Wed, 18 Sep 1996 casmiedm@PLU.edu wrote:

> Hello to all aspiring chemists,
> To anyone among the learning groups who are unsure about what
> exactly a heteroatom is, I will clarify. A heteroatom is any atom
> within a structure that contains both bonding and non-bonding electrons.
> Therefore, in this particular with the chapter two learning group
> problem, the oxygen and nitrogen atoms can exist as heteroatoms within
> the desired structure. Please avoid bonding these two heteroatoms
> together when considering possible structures for your problem.
>
> Happy structuring,
> Dan Casmier
> casmiedm@plu.edu
>

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