Yes, there is a moronic acid: “Moronic acid, a simple triterpenoid keto acid with antimicrobial activity isolated from Ozoroa mucronata,” M. Hostettmann-Kaldas and K. Nakanishi, Planta medica 37.12 (1979): 358-60. Unwhimsically, it is not unstructured. The structure looks more or less like this: (Thanks to investigator Deborah Blum for bringing this substance to our attention.) […]
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Whynot: Breathe Sulfuric Acid in Fog?
Some people ask why. Some ask Whynot. Today we celebrate the work of researcher J.D. Whynot: “Short-Term Respiratory Effects of Sulfuric Acid in Fog: a laboratory study of healthy and asthmatic volunteers,” Avol, E.L. ; Linn, W.S. ; Wightman, L.H. ; Whynot, J.D. ; Anderson, K.R. ; Hackney, J.D, J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc., March […]