Weird Nomenclature In Carbonyl Chemistry
Making it through the chemistry of carbonyl derivatives (ketones, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, esters, and more) there are at least two “weird” nomenclature issues that repeatedly
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How Bleach Works: Understanding Colors From Nature
Why are tomatoes red? Why are carrots orange? Why are egg yolks yellow? And… why is Vulcan blood green? OK, I’m not going to touch that last
Read moreElimination Reactions of Alcohols
Here’s a summary of what we talk about in today’s post. Hydrohalic acids (HX) plus alcohols give substitution products… We just saw that treating an
Read moreElimination of Alcohols To Alkenes With POCl3
Here’s what we talk about today: more eliminations of alcohols! Note that this reagent isn’t covered in all courses, but I’ll include it here for completeness’
Read moreAddition Reactions: Elimination’s Opposite
In previous series, we’ve discussed acid-base reactions, nucleophilic substitution reactions, and elimination reactions. These represent three of the four most important reaction types in a
Read moreHydroboration and Oxymercuration of Alkynes
Alkyne chemistry bears many resemblances to alkene chemistry, but in these first few posts on the subject, the purpose is to illustrate how one seemingly
Read moreAlkyne Addition Reactions – The “Concerted” Pathway
How does the chemistry of alkynes compare to alkenes? As we’ve seen in some previous posts, there are some significant differences, but a lot of
Read moreAlkynes Are A Blank Canvas
Now that we’ve gone through all the major reactions of alkynes, we can take a step back and look at the big picture. There are
Read moreSynthesis (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
Read moreMarkovnikov’s Rule (1)
Onward with addition reactions! Quiz time: let’s see if you can recognize the patterns in the following 3 reactions. Look carefully. What do each of
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