Chemistry Organic Building Blocks Alkyls
In the field of medicinal chemistry, the introduction of alkyl chains into certain chemical compounds has been employed to enhance their lipophilicity, leading to increased antimicrobial potency of flavanones and chalcones.
In the field of organic chemistry, an alkyl group is essentially an alkane molecule that is deficient by one hydrogen atom. A straight-chain alkyl group follows the general formula of CnH2n+1, whereas a cyclic alkyl group is formed by eliminating a hydrogen atom from a cycloalkane and can be represented by the general formula CnH2n-1.
An alkyl group is usually a component of a more extensive molecule, and in structural formulas, the abbreviation R denotes a non-specific alkyl group. The simplest alkyl group, which has the formula CH3, is referred to as methyl.
The addition of alkyl chains to certain chemical compounds in medicinal chemistry results in elevated lipophilicity. This approach has been employed to enhance the antimicrobial efficacy of flavanones and chalcones.
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