Mini Bio (1) Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was born on October 20, 1890 in Gulfport, Louisiana, USA as Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. He died on July 10, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Trivia (11)
source: Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry The alpha-carbon is the first carbon next to a functional group which is not involved in that group. In this example (Picture) any C to the left or right to the C=O is in alpha-position relative t...
Previous (Alpha and Omega) Next (Alpha ray) Alpha decay is a type of radioactive decay in which an atomic nucleus emits an alpha particle. An alpha particle (or Î± particle, named after the first letter of the Greek alphabet) consists of two protons and two neutrons bound together.