ACS webinar AND 2 seminars upcoming that would be good for CHE class extra credit!

There is another segment on the A-Z of Drug discovery tomorrow (March 27):

http://acswebinars.org/drug-discovery

Dr. Beth Richter, Eli Lilly, Friday, March 28 @ 3pm in AD-15

Amanda Fuller, KAS executive director, Friday, April 4 @ 3pm in AD-15

Afforestation event at TGKY in Lebanon, March 23, 2014

Had a lot of fun, plenty of folks from the community in Central KY taking part in an environmental stewardship project...see some photos!

Isoniazid, a tuberculosis drug

Below is the structure of Isoniazid, or Isonicotinic acid hydrazide. It finds use in treatments for tuberculosis. This compound, which incorporates a carbonyl functionality as part of the hydrazide (similar in structure to a secondary amide) and the nitrogenous heterocycle pyridine.

 

 

More info on Isoniazid can be found at these links:

 

Sigma-Aldrich: http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/fluka/i3377?lang=en&region=US

Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoniazid

WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-8665-isoniazid+oral.aspx

 

Some more on Nuclear Chemistry...

This link was referenced in a letter to the Editor in the latest issue (March 10, 2014) of C&E News:

 

Natural Decay Series: Uranium, Radium, and Thorium

 

http://gonuke.org/ComprehensiveTeachingToolkits/Radiation%20Protection/ChSCC_RP/Columbia%20Basin%20RPT-111/Supplementary%20materials/natural-decay-series.pdf

Plastic to plastic!

Great 10 minute presentation, a must watch...

http://new.ted.com/talks/mike_biddle

Chemical Equilibrium and the Haber process for Ammonia synthesis

This link provides a nice connection of equilibrium and Le Chatelier's principle and the Haber process, mentioned in my CHE 112 class today!

http://www.chem1.com/acad/webtext/chemeq/Eq-02.html#SEC4

Those curious should read about Haber in the book "From Stars to Stalagmites" by Paul Braterman, link to Amazon site here: http://www.amazon.com/From-Stars-To-Stalagmites-Everything/dp/9814324973

ACS Molecule of the Week (February 17-21, 2014)

Clothianidin is a neonicotinoid. Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that are chemically similar to nicotine, which has been used as a pesticide since the late 1700s.

http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/molecule-of-the-week/archive/clothianidin.html

Here is a link regarding its synthesis:

http://w.sumitomo-chem.co.jp/english/rd/report/theses/docs/20060202_h6t.pdf