Naturally Occurring Nitrogen-Containing Compounds

1. Naturally Occurring Nitrogen-Containing Compounds Chapter 18 Chemistry 224 Bunde � Spring 2009

2. Compounds of Interest Proteins Polymers of Amino Acids Nucleic Acids Polymers of Nucleotides Ribosugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base Alkaloids Aminocarbohydrates Polymers containing glycosamines

3. Methods for Synthesizing a Carbon-Nitrogen Bond Amines via nucleophilic substitution Alkyl halide + ammonia (alkyl amine) Amines from the reduction of amides Acid chloride + ammonia, reduction with LiAlH4 Amines from the reduction of imines Ketone + amine, followed with NaBH4 or H2 Nucleophilic addition to imines Mannich Condensation Amines from Nitrile reduction Amines from Beckman Rearrangement of Oximes

Naturally Occurring Nitrogen-Containing Compounds

Naturally Occurring Nitrogen-Containing Compounds

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Chemistry of Nitrogen-containing Organic Compounds

Plant Defense: N-containing compounds

Nitrogen compounds

Naturally occurring radiation

Oxigen containing organic compounds

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS (Amines)

Amines – Organic Nitrogen Compounds

Alkaloids and other Nitrogen containing compounds

Hydrates Compounds containing Water molecules

Ionic Compounds Containing Multivalent Ions

Naturally Occurring Disasters

Naturally occurring data

As naturally occurring components:

OXYGEN CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPOUNDS

Nitrogen containing compounds. Nitrocompounds . Amines. Dia zo- and azocompounds .

Compounds Containing Double Bonds

Naturally Occurring Inhibitors

Nitrogen and its compounds

Nitrogen Compounds

Compounds Containing Double Bonds

Organic compounds containing nitrogen and sulfur

Binary Compounds Containing Two Nonmetals