Chapter 23, Problem 73AP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The significance of medicinal properties of thegiven compounds is to be described.

Concept Introduction:

Medicinal chemistry is concerned with the interaction of complex chemical systems ofhumans or animals, focusing on the organic and biochemical reactions of drug substances with their targets.

Alkali and alkaline earth metals, such as ${\text{Na}}^{\text{+}}{\text{, Li}}^{\text{+}}{\text{, Mg}}^{\text{2+}}{\text{, Ca}}^{\text{2+}}{}_{\text{,}}{\text{Ba}}^{\text{2+}}$ exhibit medicinal properties. These metals, when combined with fluorides, sulfates, carbonates, or hydroxides, exhibit specific medicinal property.

Alkaline earth metals are shiny and silvery-white with the tendency of losing their outermost electrons to form cations containing two positive charges.

The 1^st group element is also called alkali metals. The electronic configuration for alkali metals is $n{s}^1$. They have the tendency of losing their outermost electrons to form cations with one positive charge.