DePaul Alumni
Chicago
Functional Groups
Medical Fields
Chemistry Concepts
200

Before fighting Demogorgons, this 2014 Theatre School at DePaul graduate played a musician in an episode of Empire and appeared in Chicago Fire.

Joe Keery

200

This 110 ton stainless steel public sculpture usually called “the cloud gate” in Millennium Park designed by Anish Kapoor.

The Bean

200

This functional group name is also used as shorthand for a commonly drank liquid.

Alcohol

200

Serving a younger clientele, this doctor is likely to have children’s books in their waiting room.

Pediatrician

200

This dumbbell shaped orbital can be defined by the quantum numbers n = 3, l = 1, m = 1.

3p-orbital

400

In 1914, this future Chicago mayor and influential political figure graduated from the DePaul University College of Law.

Richard J. Daley

400

This city disaster led directly to the construction of the Chicago grid system.

The Great Chicago Fire

400

This functional group’s characteristic peak appears around 1700 cm-1.

Carbonyl

400

In the late 19th century, this type of doctor would have administered gaseous ether or chloroform to sedate a patient.

Anesthesiologist

400

This class of reaction featuring leaving group replacement occurs in one step and inverts stereochemical configuration.

Sn2

500

This basketball legend and DePaul alum led the Blue Demons to the Final Four in 1979 and went on to be a 5-time NBA All-Star.

Mark Aquirre

500

This is a renowned historic venue specializing in independent, foreign, cult, and classic films. Known for its atmospheric, Italian courtyard-style auditorium.

Music box theatre

500

This group has a pka of ~10 and features a conjugated pi bond system.

Phenol

500

This doctor is likely to treat a patient with salicylic acid and CeraVe.

Dermatologist

500

This fourth to last column on the periodic table features Nitrogen and Phosphorus.

Pnictogens

800

Before starring as Special Agent Dana Scully on The X-Files, she sharpened her acting skills at The Theatre School at this Chicago institution.

Gillian Anderson

800

The name "Chicago" comes from the Native American name "Chicagoua," which translates to this, referring to the pungent plant that grew along the river.

Wild garlic/onion

800

This functional group is characterized by a carbonyl group (C=O) directly bonded to a nitrogen atom and is commonly found in peptides.

Amide

800

This doctor helps filter the waste in a patient’s blood due to kidney failure.

Nephrologist

800

This type of isomerism involves non-superimposable mirror images.

Enantiomers

1000

While not a direct alumnus, this European absolute monarch’s parents met at and graduated from DePaul.

Pope Leo XIV

1000

Today, a Henry Moore sculpture titled "Nuclear Energy" marks the spot where the first artificial nuclear chain reaction took place, under the stands of this university's field.

University of Chicago’s Stagg Field

1000

This functional group is a triple bonded diatomic heteronuclear molecule featuring carbon and an atom with three lone pairs.

Nitrile

1000

Commonly referred to as ENTs, this field of medicine focuses on treating issues of the head and neck.

Otolaryngologist

1000

This rule states that the major product of an elimination reaction will be the more substituted alkene, particularly when using a non-bulky base.

Zaitsev’s rule