helen99: A windswept tree against a starlit sky (Default)
helen99 ([personal profile] helen99) wrote2007-12-22 04:01 pm
  • Add Memory
  • Share This Entry
  • Current Mood: Theobromine
Entry tags:

Mood enhancement trivia...

I just received the Thinkgeek catalog, which has a line of teeshirts with caffeine molecules printed on them (I have one). Recently they've added a chocolate molecule to their line of shirts. The two molecules looked so much alike that at first I thought they were identical. There is a difference, though. The first image is caffeine, and the second one is chocolate.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[identity profile] shaharazad.livejournal.com 2007-12-22 11:10 pm (UTC)(link)
The unit is a methyl group, basically a carbon atom bonded to the molecule with a hydrogen bonded to each of its three remaining bonding locations.

[identity profile] mmsword.livejournal.com 2007-12-22 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Darn me for getting distracted with the process of synthesis of theobromine. You win this round!
Flat | Top-Level Comments Only