Question
Polymers with this functional group are added to sorbitan and then esterified with a fatty acid to form Tween. These compounds are common headgroups for non-ionic detergents. Lipids modified with a polymer with this functional group coat drugs or mRNA in solid lipid nanoparticles, which are stabilized similarly to stealth liposomes. A group of (*) cyclic compounds containing this functional group are named systematically with two numbers, the first of which is three times larger than the second. This non-alcohol functional group is repeated in PEG, a polymer of ethylene oxide whose repeating unit matches that of so-called ‘crown’ shaped compounds. For 10 points, what functional groups feature an oxygen sandwiched by two carbons? ■END■
ANSWER: ethers [or polyethers; prompt on PEG or polyethylene glycol or polyethylene oxide before “PEG” by asking “what is the actual functional group that repeats in that compound?”]
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Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
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Darryl Wang | Rochester A | Cornell Fire | 65 | 10 |
Cade Reinberger | RIT | Columbia Ly-α | 99 | 10 |
Nathan Zhang | Cornell Wind | Cornell Earth | 99 | 10 |
Archita Amudhan | Rochester C | Rochester B | 113 | 0 |
Gianna Petine | Rochester B | Rochester C | 113 | 0 |