Thursday, March 14, 2013

Organic Chemistry Humor (2)

I thought that this is a fun way to remember that PCC is effective in oxidizing primary alcohols into aldehydes, whereas for secondary alcohols, it oxidizes them into ketones.



Another funny picture that I found of the internet is this:
( if you're familiar with the french story Le Serpent Boa from the collection Le Petite Price, I think you'll find this even more amusing...)



2 comments:

  1. I read Le Petite Prince because of this post. Thank you, it was definitely worth the read.

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  2. Haha this is so funny. now, whenever I see my sister draw stick figures, I see organic chemistry. Lol I was like how did you learn about organic chemistry when you only in middle school.

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