Another Exercise In Mind Reading
Here’s another great example of how one reagent used in a certain context performs one thing, and in a different context performs a completely different
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Another awesome example of acid catalysis: Acids catalyze keto-enol tautomerism
Between posts on tautomerism and on lewis acid catalysis, I neglected to mention a really important point in carbonyl chemistry that illustrates another facet of
Read moreReagent Friday: Zinc Amalgam (Zn-Hg)
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide and the Reagents App for iPhone, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org
Read moreReagent Friday: Lithium Di-isopropyl Amide (LDA)
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org 2. Version 1.2
Read moreReagent Friday: Sodium Amide (NaNH2)
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org 2. Version 1.2
Read moreCarbonyl Mechanisms: Neutral Nucleophiles, Part 1
Today, building on the previous 2-part series on mechanisms of anionic nucleophiles in carbonyl chemistry, I’m going to start looking at the reactions of the
Read moreCarbonyl chemistry: Anionic versus Neutral Nucleophiles
Let’s talk about carbonyl chemistry today (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters). Specifically, reaction mechanisms. If you look at the reaction mechanisms in detail you
Read moreIntroduction to Elimination Reactions
As part 4 of the most important reactions you learn in org 1, (acid-base, substitution, and addition) here’s an introduction to the elimination reaction. This
Read moreFrom Gen Chem to Organic Chem, Pt. 13 – Equilibria
(The last lesson in the series. I wish I had this series done by the time school started for most people, but I initially thought
Read moreAcid Base Reactions: What’s the Point?
One thing has been missing from our discussion of acid-base reactions. Who cares? What does it matter that we understand acid base reactions? Why is
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