[shannonlute]

Can anyone help me identify what this molecule is, please? (Picture attachment)

Thanks!

[Borek]

Try to write molecular formula (just by counting atoms - C_kH_lN_mO_n or C_kH_lO_nN_m) and see if googling for the formula helps.

Sometimes it does.

[shannonlute]

I've been trying to figure out the functional groups of the molecule. Out of ether, amine, alcohol, nitrile, amide, nitrile, alkene, ketone, alkyne, aldehyde, carboxylic acid, ester, phenyl, and halide...

I see an ether, amine, alcohol, amide, ketone, and ester, but I'm doing something wrong.

Can anyone point me in a direction? Am I missing one, or maybe adding one in that's not really there? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[discodermolide]

It is a variant of Taxol.
You have a ketone on the bottom, Taxol has a benzoate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paclitaxel

[shannonlute]

This seems silly to ask, but, I'm not supposed to count the molecule as having alkene and phenyl groups, because there is more attached to the molecule than simply hydrocarbons, right?

Or am I supposed to include those in my answer as well?

Sorry, I'm really new to this!

[discodermolide]

What exactly is the question?
Is it what is this molecule?
Or what functional groups are there in this molecule?
And why not include double bonds and phenyl rings, they are functionality as well!