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Re: Gallery – Making Molecules

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My brief extension course introduction to chem and mol bio gave me an enormous appreciation for chemistry illustrations. Molecular Biology of the Cell is one of the best textbooks ever written.

Beautiful book I used it in undergrad. The only problem with the book is its size; it's terrible to lug around in a backpack.

Re: Gallery – Making Molecules

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Out of curiosity, what do professional chemists refer to when they need a quick reference for something like this? Is it all in their heads by that point, or is there special software that they use every day (some sort of knowledge base type thing...?) or how does it all work?

As a software dev I think I take it for granted that I can look up anything I need to in a second or two. How does it work for other professions with special knowledge bubbles?

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post #6

Out of curiosity, what do professional chemists refer to when they need a quick reference for something like this? Is it all in their heads by that point, or is there special software that they use every day (some sort of knowledge base type thing...?) or how does it all work? As a software dev I think I take it for granted that I can look up anything I need to in a second or two. How does it work for other professio…

They debate it at the supper table (my childhood). ;-)

Re: Gallery – Making Molecules

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In the one in the third column of the second row, "Drawing Molecules" [1], the second box shows how to go from a structural representation to a skeletal diagram. The third step of that is to remove all C-H bonds, removing both the H and the bond.

But in the example given it retains a C-H bond. Why is that?

[1] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62185f3b81809a6fd03dd...

Re: Gallery – Making Molecules

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post #4

My brief extension course introduction to chem and mol bio gave me an enormous appreciation for chemistry illustrations. Molecular Biology of the Cell is one of the best textbooks ever written.

Beautiful book I used it in undergrad. The only problem with the book is its size; it's terrible to lug around in a backpack.

Yep. Big, heavy book.
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