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This element attacks a carbon singly-bonded to this element in the first step of native chemical ligation. This element is the central nonmetal in a compound that reacts with oxalyl chloride in the beginning of the Swern oxidation. This element (-5[1])substituted with two methyl groups is doubly-bonded to an oxygen in a common organic solvent. (10[1])Clusters of iron and this element are widely present (10[1])in enzymes (10[1])that mediate biochemical electron transfers. Cross-links with this element are created in vulcanization. (10[1])This element bonded (10[1])to (10[1])itself (10[1])creates a namesake “bridge,” and this element bonded to hydrogen forms a thiol group, such as that in cysteine. For 10 points, name this chalcogen found under oxygen in the periodic table, which has a characteristic odor of rotten eggs. ■END■

ANSWER: sulfur [or S; accept dimethyl sulfoxide; accept iron–sulfur clusters; accept disulfide bridge; prompt on DMSO by asking “what element is being described?”]
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Calvin Bostleman (UG)Ohio State A (UG)Ohio State B (DII)39-5
Yahwanth Bajji (DII)Michigan APitt A5410
Francis Hanf (UG)Kenyon A (UG)Kenyon B (DII)6310
Biyang Zhang (UG)Michigan BMichigan State A6510
Aditya Patnaik (DII)Ohio State B (DII)Ohio State A (UG)7810
Sarah Dong (DII)Michigan C (UG)Ohio State C (DII)8110
Nadita Shankar (DII)CWRU D (DII)Michigan State C (UG)8210
Sam Wang (UG)Pitt B (UG)CWRU B (UG)8310

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