Cursed Nomenclature For Amine Salts

Cursed Nomenclature For Amine Salts
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Chemistry nerds have standards! The top panel shows the conventional but boring "methamphetamine hydrochloride" - technically correct but lacking pizzazz. Meanwhile, the bottom panel reveals the chemist's true desire: "methamphetammonium chloride" - that beautiful quaternary ammonium salt nomenclature that just rolls off the tongue. It's like choosing between saying "I added sodium chloride to my food" versus "I sodium-chlorinated my dinner." The second one just hits different in the lab notebook.

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