Thiols Flashcards
1
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Sulfur analog of alcohols
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Thiols
2
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Thiols have a _________ bonded to a hydrocarbon chain
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Sylfhydryl/ mercapto/ thiol (-SH) group
3
Q
Thiols have a characteristic ____
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Stench
4
Q
Properties of thiols
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Characteristic stench
Widespread in living organism
Undergoes redox reaction
5
Q
due to 3-methylbutane-1-thiol and but-2-ene-1-thiol
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skunk scent
6
Q
part of proteins and enzymes (_____)
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Cysteine residues
7
Q
Thiols can be oxidized by ___ to yield disulfides
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mild reagents
8
Q
_____ can be reduced back to thiols by treatment of Zn and acetic acid
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disulfides
9
Q
a key part of numerous biological processes (cross-linking of peptide chains)
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thiol-disulfide interconversion
10
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Thiols IUPAC
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Similar to alcohols but use suffix “thiol”
