Alpha and beta carbons in a skeletal formula. The carbonyl has two Î²-hydrogens and five Î±-hydrogens. The alpha carbon (Î± carbon) in organic molecules refers to the first carbon atom that attaches to a functional group, such as a carbonyl.he second carbon atom is called the beta carbon, and the system continues naming in alphabetical order with Greek letters. The nomenclature can also be applied to the hydrogen atoms attached to the carbons.
Tuesday 16 January 1979 06.40 EST First published on Tuesday 16 January 1979 06.40 EST. The Shah of Iran will leave his country today for Egypt, after a year in which his position has eroded from that of one of the strongest national leaders in the world to something close to that of a refugee. Before going, he will give a press conference at the Niavaran Palace, it was officially announced last night.
Though no one knew it at the time, Iran's Islamic revolution had begun. The Iranian Revolution. Fast forward to New Years Eve, 1977: President Carter toasted the Shah at a state dinner in Tehran, calling him an island of stability in the troubled Middle East. What the president also knew, but chose to ignore, was that the Shah was in serious trouble.