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Isomers From Free Radical Reactions

Last time we covered a comparatively simple reaction: free-radical chlorination of methane to (CH4) to give chloromethane (CH3Cl) and saw that the reaction proceeds through

Halogenation At Tiffany’s

As we discussed in the last post on radicals, bromine radicals are considerably more selective than chlorine radicals in the halogenation of alkanes. For example,

Synthesis (5) – Reactions of Alkynes

Today, we’re going to add the reactions of alkynes to our reaction map, which will bring to a close all the major reactions we’ve discussed

Condensed Formulas: Deciphering What the Brackets Mean

Recall that there are at least 4 major ways of representing molecules that you’re introduced to in the first week of ochem. The highest level

Reagent Friday: Hydrazine (NH2NH2)

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

Don’t Be Futyl, Learn The Butyls

Nomenclature: what a headache. We’ve got all these accumulated years of jargon regarding chemical structures, and unless you learn the lingo, it can be confusing

The Many, Many Ways of Drawing Butane

One of the skills you have to develop early in Org 1 is to learn the different conventions for drawing molecules. Let’s use butane as

Common Mistakes: Drawing Tetrahedral Carbons

There is a knack to drawing proper tetrahedrons. And some very common pitfalls that might not be immediately obvious. One of the challenges that has

Synthesis (2) – Reactions of Alkanes

In this post we’re going to begin building our reaction map, starting with the simplest organic compounds of all: alkanes.*We’ve only learned one synthetically important

Organic Chemistry IUPAC Nomenclature Demystified With A Simple Puzzle Piece Approach

IUPAC Nomenclature Demystified with a Simple Puzzle-Piece Approach, by Leah Fisch Note from James: This is a guest post by Leah Fisch of Leah4Sci.com , an