Name ___________________________________

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Compound Labels

a. What are the correct abbreviations for the following units?
boiling point

_____bp__________ milligrams

______mg___________

centimeters

______cm_________ milliliters

_______mL__________

grams

______g_________

millimeters

________mm_________

hours

_______h________

millimoles

__________mmol_______

meters

________m_______ minutes

_________min________

micrograms

______g_________ moles

________mol_________

micrometers

_______m________ nanometers

_______nm__________

b. Correct the abbreviations, acronyms, and compound labels used in the following sentences
that do not follow standard writing conventions. For those sentences that are correct, indicate
correct as is.
1. Particles were less than 1010 microns (m) in diameter.
2. Twelve polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were detected.
3. The most stable isomer agrees with experimental nuclear magnetic resonanceNMR and Xray data.
4. Analysis of Deoxyribonucleic AcidDNA Damage Using the Comet Assay. Two methods
were employed. The first determined the comet moment . . .
5. An aqueous solution of the derivatization agent O-(2,3,4,5,6pentafluorobenzyl)hydroxylamine (PFBOA) was prepared at a concentration of 6 g/L. The
PFBOA solution was prepared every three3 months.
6. (correct as is) The foam-negative effects of lipids can also be counteracted with the addition
of a lipid-binding protein, wheat puroindoline (PIN), to beer. The PIN may bind the residual
free lipids in such a way that they can no longer destabilize the foam.
7. Alkylation of sodium tolylsulfinate with bromomethyl or chloromethyl ketones (1a-c) under
reflux for 2 h in ethanol gave -keto sulfones (2a-c) in 62-90% yields after crystallization.
c. Improve the following so that it uses capitalization, abbreviations, acronyms, parentheses,
and complete sentences correctly.
Chemicals and Materials. Boric aAcid and mMethanol from Riedel-de Haen (Seelze,
Germany). All peptides from Sigma (St. Louis, MO). 4-aAmino-1-nNaphthalenesulfonic
acid (A.N.S.A.) from Aldrich (Steinheim, Germany). Sodium nNitrite and cCuprous

bBromide, 98%. from Acros (Geel, Belgium) and HBr, 48%, from Fluka (Buchs,
Switzerland). Used chemicals as received.
d. Rewrite the following list of chemicals in a way that is appropriate for the Methods section of
a research journal article. Assume that all chemical compounds (reagents and solvents) were
research grade and were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2-Bromopropane, calcium chloride (anhydrous), magnesium sulfate (anhydrous), ethanol
(distilled), acetonitrile, and dichloromethane were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin).
Calcium chloride, anhydrous
Magnesium sulfate, anhydrous
Solvents: distilled ethanol, acetonitrile, and dichloromethane
e. Rewrite the following 1H NMR data in the appropriate format (see excerpt 3K).
The 1H NMR (400 MHz, ) solvent was CDCl3). Two different sets of nonequivalent
hydrogens were detecte:d. The first set resonated at a chemical shift of 2.4 (s, 3H), ppm
(a singlet with an integrated area equal to 3H). The second set resonated at a chemical shift
of 3.9 (also a singlet with an integrated area equal to9 (s, 3H).
f. Rewrite the following synthetic procedure using language appropriate for a research journal
article. The five steps listed (a-e) are from a single procedure involving multiple steps. Note
the bold numbers in steps d and e.
To a solution of fifty milliliters of acetonitrile containing fifteen mmol (3.60 g) of 2(bromomethyl)-1-((4-methylphenyl)methyl)aziridine, 2.56 g (15 mmol) of benzyl bromide is
added. The solution was refluxed for five hours. Next, the solution was evaporated under
vacuum to produce N-benzyl-N-(2,3-dibromopropyl)-N-((4-methylphenyl)methyl)amine.
The final product, obtained through column chromatography on silica gel was eluted with
hexane and ethyl acetate, has a typical yield of 85%.
a) Make a solution containing 15 mmol (3.60 g) of 2-(bromomethyl)-1-((4methylphenyl)methyl)aziridine in 50 milliliters of acetonitrile.
b) Add 2.56 g (15 mmol) of benzyl bromide.
c) Heat the solution for 5 hours, refluxing.
d) Remove the solvent using a vacuum to produce N-benzyl-N-(2,3-dibromopropyl)-N-((4methylphenyl)methyl)amine (4).
e) Purify the crude product using column chromatography on silica gel, eluting with a
mixture of hexane and ethyl acetate. A typical yield of purified 4 is 85%.