the dopamine molecule is capable of making strong hydrogen bonds. edit the dopamine molecule so that it can no longer make strong hydrogen bonds
Hydrogen bonds occur in the presence of H-N, H-O, and H-F bonds due to the large difference in electronegativity between H and N, O, or F. This means that electrons spend a larger proportion of their time around the N, O, or F nucleus since the electronegativity is so much greater. The result is the development of a dipole in which N, O, or F holds a partial negative charge and H holds a partial positive charge. Have a look at a molecule of dopamine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dopamine You can see there are two H-O bonds and two H-N bonds. You would need to eliminate these to prevent formation of hydrogen bonds (either remove these atoms completely or substitute the H atoms with another, more electronegative element).
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