I think I might finally be understanding something. This is an amine because it is like ammonia. Three of the hydrogen's are replaced with methanol
(ligands?). The fourth hydrogen is just gone so we have left over electrons at that position. Makes it wobbly. I realize this is pretty basic for most
of you, but this is hard for me. Is this visualization correct?
[Edited on 3-5-2014 by quantumchromodynamics]Metacelsus - 2-5-2014 at 16:23
All three hydrogen's are replaced with methanol's, so we have TRIETHANOLAMINE.
Um... don't you mean ethanol?
Another name for you to think about : tris(2-hydroxyethyl) amine
[Edited on 3-5-2014 by Cheddite Cheese]
yes ethanol
quantumchromodynamics - 2-5-2014 at 16:28
Rrrr, methyl, then ethyl, i remember that...
tris(2-hydroxyethyl) amine
quantumchromodynamics - 2-5-2014 at 16:35
I see tris(...) amine, and inside I see hydroxy, OH, but I don't get 2-hydroxyethly, why is that? How does position 2, the 2-, come into it? I thought
the numbers with the dashes at the front gave clock wise positions counting from the top for aromatic rings?Metacelsus - 2-5-2014 at 16:40
2: the hydroxy group is on the second carbon atom from the nitrogen
ethyl: two carbon atoms
The numbers do also give positions on rings (however, not necessarily clockwise).
