Structural units definitions

Crystals have definite geometric forms because the atoms or ions present are arranged in a definite, three-dimensional pattern. The nature of this pattern can be deduced by a technique known as x-ray diffraction. Ihe basic information that comes out of such studies has to do with the dimensions and geometric form of the unit cell, the smallest structural unit that, repeated over and over again in three dimensions, generates the crystal In all, there are 14 different kinds of unit cells. Our discussion will be limited to a few of the simpler unit cells found in metals and ionic solids. 

Biochemistry can be defined as the science concerned with the chemical basis of life (Gk bios life ). The cell is the structural unit of living systems. Thus, biochemistry can also be described as the science concerned with the chemical constituents of living cells and with the reactions and processes they undergo. By this definition, biochemistry encompasses large areas of cell biology, of molecular biology, and of molecular genetics. 

Representative condensation polymers are listed in Table I. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it serves to indicate the variety of condensation reactions which may be employed in the synthesis of polymers. Cellulose and proteins, although their syntheses have not been accomplished by condensation polymerization in the laboratory, nevertheless are included within the definition of condensation polymers on the ground that they can be degraded, hydrolytically, to monomers differing from the structural units by the addition of the elements of a molecule of water. This is denoted by the direction of the arrows in the table, indicating depolymerization. 

The chemical and physical properties of the polymers obtained by these alternate methods are identical, except insofar as they are affected by differences in molecular weight. In order to avoid the confusion which would result if classification of the products were to be based on the method of synthesis actually employed in each case, it has been proposed that the substance be referred to as a condensation polymer in such instances, irrespective of whether a condensation or an addition polymerization process was used in its preparation. The cyclic compound is after all a condensation product of one or more bifunctional compounds, and in this sense the linear polymer obtained from the cyclic intermediate can be regarded as the polymeric derivative of the bifunctional monomer(s). Furthermore, each of the polymers listed in Table III may be degraded to bifunctional monomers differing in composition from the structural unit, although such degradation of polyethylene oxide and the polythioether may be difficult. Apart from the demands of any particular definition, it is clearly desirable to include all of these substances among the condensation... 

The free amino group of the amino ester may then react analogously with another molecule of the monomer, etc. The kinetics of the polymerization are in harmony with a mechanism of this sort. The final polypeptide may contain up to 300 or more structural units. While the polymerization of N-carboxyanhydrides is closely analogous to the addition polymerizations of ethylene oxide and of other cyclic substances, definition unfortunately classifies it as a condensation polymerization inasmuch as carbon dioxide is eliminated in the process. 

Paraphrasing Corey s historic definition of synthon [203], Desiraju defined a supramolecular synthon as a structural unit within a supermolecule that can be formed or assembled by known or conceivable synthetic operations involving intermolecular interactions [204], The robustness of the XB has allowed several supramolecular synthons based on this interaction to be identified and some examples have been presented in this chapter. 

A last definition is needed for N (N0 at time 0), which is the total number of molecules present in the system at any time. With the above definitions, N0 initial molecules correspond to No monomers and No structural units whatever be the chemical species. Each molecule contains on the average one functional group of each kind. Calculations are thus easier and will preferably be performed using structural units. 

It was the latter that was produced as shown by the fact that only about 86% of the chlorine was removed by treating the polymer with copper. Later it was shown that this treatment produced cyclopropane units in the chain so that the question of head-to-tail structure was definitely established. A few polymers do have structures containing both head-to-tail and head-to-head, tail-to-tail structures. 

Foo, L. and Porter, L., Prodelphinidin polymers definition of structural units. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. /1186, 1978. 

In this chapter we will familiarize ourselves with basic concepts in molecular symmetry [17]. The presence or absence of symmetry has consequences on the appearance of spectra, the relative reactivity of groups, and many other aspects of chemistry, including the way we will make use of orbitals and their interactions. We will see that the orbitals that make up the primary description of the electronic structure of molecules or groups within a molecule have a definite relationship to the three-dimensional structure of the molecule as defined by the positions of the nuclei. The orientations of the nuclear framework will determine the orientations of the orbitals. The relationships between structural units (groups) of a molecule to each other can often be classified in terms of the symmetry that the molecule as a whole possesses. We will begin by introducing the basic termi-... 

The results of the discussion on the phenomenological thermodynamics of crystals can be summarized as follows. One can define chemical potentials, /jk, for components k (Eqn. (2.4)), for building units (Eqn. (2.11)), and for structure elements (Eqn, (2.31)). The lattice construction requires the introduction of structural units , which are the vacancies V,. Electroneutrality in a crystal composed of charged SE s requires the introduction of the electrical unit, e. The composition of an n component crystal is fixed by n- 1) independent mole fractions, Nk, of chemical components. (n-1) is also the number of conditions for the definition of the component potentials juk, as seen from Eqn. (2.4). For building units, we have (n — 1) independent composition variables and n-(K- 1) equilibria between sublattices x, so that the number of conditions is n-K-1, as required by the definition of the building element potential uk(Xy For structure elements, the actual number of constraints is larger than the number of constraints required by Eqn. (2.18), which defines nk(x.y This circumstance is responsible for the introduction of the concept of virtual chemical potentials of SE s. 

Since the components of each set were eluted by the same hapten group, galactose or lactose, and each protein combines with the same structural unit of the antigen, the individual proteins of each set have been designated as isoantibodies. This definition is a more restrictive definition of an isoantibody than is employed by immunologists (32) but is in line with the terminology employed by enzymologists for multi-molecular forms of enzymes (33). 

In the context of organic synthesis, the term synthon was introduced by Corey in 1967 to refer to structural units within molecules which can be formed and/or assembled by known or conceivable synthetic operations. This general definition was modified by Desiraju for supramolecular chemistry Supramolecular synthons are structural units within supermolcules which can be formed and/or... 

The term quaternary structure was proposed to supplement the terms primary, secondary, and tertiary structure, 9 and refers to the spatial arrangement of noncovalently linked polypeptides which we shall call subunits. Generally, a subunit is defined as a tertiary structural unit composed of a single polypeptide, but the definition is somewhat ambiguous. In aspartate transcarbamoylase from Escherichia coli, for example, tertiary structural units composed of three catalytic polypeptide chains are called catalytic subunits and those composed of two regulatory chains are called regulatory subunits.2)... 

The Input Translator is completely table driven. This means that all of the information needed to process input statements (such as names of keywords, default values of data items, etc.) is stored in tables in a file called the System Definition File. Therefore, it is easy to add keywords or change defaults by changing entries in the System Definition File. In addition to the Input Language tables, almost any "changeable" information related to Input Translation is stored in the System Definition File. This includes unit conversion tables, attribute descriptions, physical property option models, data structure, unit operation model data, and stream requirements, etc. Thus it is easy to add new system parameters without changing any code in the Input Translator. 

Because of the one-step polymerization procedure, hyperbranched polymers often contain not only D and T but also L repeating units. This can be expressed by DB, which is an important structural parameter of hyperbranched polymers. DB is estimated as the sum of the D and T units divided by the sum of all the three structural units, that is, D, T and L [41]. By definition, a linear polymer has no dendritic units and its DB is zero, while a perfect dendrimer has no linear units and its DB is thus unity. Frey has pointed out that DB statistically approaches 0.5 in the case of polymerization of AB2 monomers, provided that all the functional groups possess the same reactivity [42]. The structures of the hb-PYs could be analyzed by spectroscopic methods such as NMR and FTIR. The DB value of the phosphorous-containing polymer hb-F21, for example, was estimated to be 53% from its 31P NMR chemical shifts (Chart 1). 

If the elemental formula of the structural unit of a polymer is known, the molar mass per structural unit can be calculated directly by addition (=summation) of the atomic masses. The molar mass is the oldest Additive Function it is additive by definition, since it is based on a fundamental law of chemistry the law of "Conservation of mass". 

Except where the context requires otherwise, the term refers to a set of -> molecular entities containing isotopes in their natural abundance. The wording of the definition given in the first paragraph is intended to embrace both cases, such as graphite, sodium chloride, or a surface oxide, where the basic structural units may not be capable of isolated existence, as well as those cases where they are. In common chemical usage, generic and specific chemical names (such as -> radical or hydroxide ion) or chemical formulae refer either to a chemical species or to a molecular entity. 

The dithiolene structural unit that is common and required by all Mo and W enzymes was only recently identified definitively. After several decades of active research on molybdenum enzymes, conclusive structural evidence for the dithiolene piece was available as recently as 1995 (42). 

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