Portland State University - - Professor Carl C. Wamser

Chemistry 331 - Fall 1997

E-Mail Molecules

Send an e-mail to Dr. Wamser to find out how to use these to get extra credit.
Be sure to indicate your name and e-mail address.

The e-mail you get back will look something like this:


** Chemistry 331, Fall 1997, E-Mail Molecules **

Your ten e-mail molecules are:
# a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j (you gotta e-mail to get real numbers)

You can find these listed by number and name on the class home page under "E-Mail Molecules".

Remember that they can only be returned one per week (weeks officially begin and end on Mondays at 8:00 am). Each one returned with correct information will receive two extra credit points.

E-mail your responses to Dr. Wamser at WamserC@pdx.edu

It is expected that you do your own work on these assignments and that you e-mail them from your own e-mail account.

The information you should return about each molecule is the following:

1) the molecular formula,

2) the number of carbons with sp3, sp2, and sp hybridization,

3) at least one functional group present,

4) the biological role or significance,

5) your sources of information.


  1. abietic acid
  2. acetaminophen
  3. acetylcholine
  4. acyclovir
  5. adrenaline
  6. adrenosterone
  7. amoxicillin
  8. ampicillin
  9. androsterone
  10. antheridiol
  11. arginine
  12. ascorbic acid
  13. asparagine
  14. aspartame
  15. aspirin
  16. ATP
  17. aureomycin
  18. AZT
  19. benzo[a]pyrene
  20. benzocaine
  21. BHT
  22. bilirubin
  23. biliverdin
  24. biotin
  25. bradykinin
  26. brucine
  27. cadaverine
  28. caffeine
  29. calciferol
  30. cantharidin
  31. beta-carotene
  32. carpetimycin
  33. cephalosporin C
  34. chitin
  35. chloramphenicol
  36. chlorophyll a
  37. chlorpheniramine
  38. cholesterol
  39. cholic acid
  40. cimetidine
  41. cinnamaldehyde
  42. clavulone
  43. cocaine
  44. codeine
  45. coenzyme A
  46. cortisone
  47. creatinine
  48. cyclic AMP
  49. cyclosporine
  50. cysteic acid
  51. cysteine
  52. cystine
  53. cytidine
  54. 2,4-D
  55. DDT
  56. DEET
  57. demerol
  58. diazepam
  59. dieldrin
  60. diethylstilbestrol
  61. 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene
  62. L-DOPA
  63. dramamine
  64. EDTA
  65. epinephrine
  66. ergosterol
  67. ergotamine
  68. erythromycin
  69. estradiol
  70. estrone
  71. eugenol
  72. farnesol
  73. firefly luciferin
  74. fentanyl
  75. FMN
  76. folic acid
  77. furfural
  78. gallein
  79. Gentian violet
  80. geraniol
  81. gibberellic acid
  82. gliotoxin
  83. glutamine
  84. glutathione
  85. glycocholic acid
  86. halcion
  87. halothane
  88. heroin
  89. histamine
  90. homoserine
  91. hydrocortisone
  92. hydroxyproline
  93. ibuprofen
  94. inderal
  95. inosine
  96. isoleucine
  97. isopentenyl pyrophosphate
  98. kinetin
  99. kynurenine
  100. lactose
  101. lanosterol
  102. lasix
  103. lidocaine
  104. linolenic acid
  105. longifolene
  106. LSD
  107. lycopodine
  108. lysergic acid
  109. malathion
  110. maltose
  111. mandelic acid
  112. mannitol
  113. mebiquine
  114. melatonin
  115. melibiose
  116. melinamide
  117. menthol
  118. meperidine
  119. mescaline
  120. mestranol
  121. methadone
  122. methamphetamine
  123. methotrexate
  124. mevalonic acid
  125. monensin
  126. morphine
  127. MSG
  128. myristic acid
  129. NADPH
  130. neomycin
  131. nicotine
  132. nonactin
  133. norethindrone
  134. novocain
  135. oleic acid
  136. ornithine
  137. orotic acid
  138. PABA
  139. pantothenic acid
  140. paraplatin
  141. penicillin G
  142. phencyclidine
  143. phenobarbital
  144. phytol
  145. porphine
  146. prednisone
  147. progesterone
  148. prontosil
  149. propranolol
  150. prostaglandin E2
  151. psilocybin
  152. psoralen
  153. puromycin
  154. pyridoxine
  155. quinine
  156. reposal
  157. reserpine
  158. retinal
  159. retinol
  160. rhododendrin
  161. ribavirin
  162. riboflavin
  163. ritalin
  164. RU-486
  165. saccharin
  166. salicin
  167. sarin
  168. saxitoxin
  169. serotonin
  170. shikimic acid
  171. sodium pentothal
  172. spermaceti
  173. sphingosine
  174. squalene
  175. stallimycin
  176. stanozol
  177. stearic acid
  178. streptomycin
  179. strychnine
  180. sulfanilamide
  181. tagamet
  182. talinolol
  183. tamoxifen
  184. taxol
  185. terramycin
  186. testosterone
  187. tetracycline
  188. tetrahydrocannabinol
  189. tetrahydrocortisone
  190. tetrodotoxin
  191. thalidomide
  192. theophylline
  193. thiamine
  194. thimerosal
  195. thymidine
  196. ticlopidine
  197. alpha-tocopherol
  198. triolein
  199. tryptophan
  200. tyrosine
  201. uridine
  202. valium
  203. vasopressin
  204. vinblastine
  205. vincristine
  206. vitamin A
  207. vitamin B6
  208. vitamin B12
  209. vitamin C
  210. vitamin D2
  211. vitamin D4
  212. vitamin K1
  213. vitamin L
  214. xanthophyll
  215. xylocaine