Re: TOJC
heldelsj@PLU.edu
Tue, 24 Sep 1996 11:51:18 -0800 (PST)
The R groups are there to show you where other chemicals can bond. An R
stands for some type of carbon compound whether it is C or CH or CH2,
etc. The R-O-R structure will not have an R group but it will have
a kind of C atom or compound in its place. I hope this helps. Just
remember that you can add a methyl, ethyl, etc. to the position the R
denotes and you have your ketone, aldehyde, etc. Because it can be
anything, you cannot just look up in the book what it is. It is just
shows a general, basic structure.
On Mon, 23 Sep 1996 lillywhm@PLU.edu wrote:
> To the people who presented today, you did a great job!
> Now on with buisness. I am a bit confused about what the "R" groups
> are. Am I correct in thinking that they do not have to be the groups
> mentioned in the book? So the R-O-R structure will not necessarily have
> an R group that I can look up in the book and actually know what it is.
>
> Hope
>