[orgo814]

Hi,

I'm trying to identify all the functional groups in salmeterol. Can someone tell me if I am correct? A link to the drug is posted here

{Google link to wikipedia link to image Golly}

I identified an ether, benzene (would I call it a phenol group or is benzene fine?), 3 secondary alcohols, and a secondary amine? Is this correct?

[discodermolide]

Going from left to right you have a
phenyl ring (Benzene ring)
an ether linkage
secondary amino
secondary alcohol
a phenol
and
a primary alcohol.

[orgo814]

Ok thanks for your reply. So you wouldn't consider the second ring to be benzene because the alcohol substituents cause a decrease in hydrogens right? Benzene I believe is C6H5

[Babcock_Hall]

The benzene molecule is C6H6; the phenyl group is C6H5.

[orgo814]

Ok thank you. And the phenOL group is simply a phenyl with a secondary alcohol substituent?

[Babcock_Hall]

A phenol must have the -OH as a substituent on the aromatic ring.