Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Alfa-epiclorifenhidrina-G
English translation:
alpha-epichlorophenylhydrin-S
Added to glossary by
Gwenydd Jones
Jun 18, 2009 11:16
14 yrs ago
Spanish term
Alfa-epiclorifenhidrina-G
Spanish to English
Science
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
This could be an invented drug name as it's taken from a novel. Either way, I can't find anything similar in Google and need some kind of viable translation (even if it's invented)!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | alpha-epichlorophenylhydrin-S |
Caroline Clarke
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| 1 | alfa-epichlorphenhydrine-G |
hedapen
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References
| chlorphenhydramine |
Alison Imms
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Proposed translations
1 day 3 hrs
Caroline Clarke
Native in English
Specializes in field
PhD Chemist Cambridge, Barcelona, London
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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alpha-epichlorophenylhydrin-S
Let's start at the beginning.... "epihydrin" is C(H2)C(H)O three-membered ring, with a CH2OH chain hanging off one of the ring carbons [http://lb.chemie.uni-hamburg.de/search/pic.php?101/O4cPqsTu....].
alpha-Epichlorohydrin is what you get if you swap the terminal OH for a Cl [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epichlorohydrin]. (not sure what the "alpha" is for, but a "beta" version doesn't seem to exist, so we will not concern ourselves with this).
alpha-epichlorophenylhydrin-S i think is what you get if you stick on a phenyl (C6H5) group between the Cl and the CCO ring....
The "G" denotes the stereochemistry (gauche?), which in English would be S (left-handed) or R (right-handed) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)].
I realise this is a bit of a technical explanation, sorry, I'm thinking aloud...
alpha-Epichlorohydrin is what you get if you swap the terminal OH for a Cl [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epichlorohydrin]. (not sure what the "alpha" is for, but a "beta" version doesn't seem to exist, so we will not concern ourselves with this).
alpha-epichlorophenylhydrin-S i think is what you get if you stick on a phenyl (C6H5) group between the Cl and the CCO ring....
The "G" denotes the stereochemistry (gauche?), which in English would be S (left-handed) or R (right-handed) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirality_(chemistry)].
I realise this is a bit of a technical explanation, sorry, I'm thinking aloud...
Peer comment(s):
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hedapen
: los compuestos quirales en castellano se denominan levógiros L y dextrógiros D. Esa G no sé qué es lo que significa, pero en castellano no se emplea para indicar giro a la izquierda
3 days 19 hrs
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hm, pues entonces no sé tampoco que significa la "G"...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "You've convinced me - thanks Caroline!"
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alfa-epichlorphenhydrine-G
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Peer comment(s):
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alidalc
: alpha en inglés es con "ph" y no "f", ¿no?
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you're right! estas prisas...
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Reference comments
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Reference:
chlorphenhydramine
I know the term "chlorphenhydramine" does exist, but couldn't find anything similar for the "alpha" and "g" parts. You could base a new search around this term, though, if you weren't aware of it. Maybe you will find something new!
Discussion
Si hay que inventarse, yo pondría alfa-epichlorphenhydrine