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.
Meet the Shah. From 1941 until 1979, Iran was ruled by a constitutional monarchy under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran's Shah (king). Although Iran, also called Persia, was the world's oldest empire, dating back 2,500 years, by 1900 it was floundering.ran had full employment, requiring foreign workers. The national currency was stable for 15 years, inspiring French economist Andre AndrÃ© piettre to Call iran a country of growth without.. Inflation Although iran was the'world s second largest oil, exporter The shah planned construction of 18 nuclear power. plants