This acid is used to digest the food we eat, but it can often back up into the esophagus causing that burning sensation many of us are familiar with. The symptoms of heartburn can be treated with a mi...This acid is used to digest the food we eat, but it can often back up into the esophagus causing that burning sensation many of us are familiar with. The symptoms of heartburn can be treated with a mild base, which acts to neutralize the excess HCl. Below, show the mechanism and products for reaction in which calcium carbonate (the active ingredient in Tums) neutralizes HCl in a simple proton transfer reaction.
These classes of chemicals induce alertness and stimulant the brain and nervous system. While researching the synthesis and application of ephedrine, organic chemists decided to focus on constructing ...These classes of chemicals induce alertness and stimulant the brain and nervous system. While researching the synthesis and application of ephedrine, organic chemists decided to focus on constructing more stimulant-based compounds. Amphetamines are a mixture of two compounds, levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine, that are mirror images of one another. By the mid-1930s, other OTC formulations of amphetamines were utilized to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
