The Haworth Projection
Let’s introduce the Haworth Projection, a frequently encountered convention for depicting sugars. “What!?” you may ask. Yet another drawing convention? At this late stage of
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Ring Strain in Cyclopentane and Cyclohexane
In the last post, we saw that ring strain of cyclopropane and cyclobutane were 27 and 26 kcal/mol respectively. They are the unhappiest of rings
Read moreAn Aerial Tour Of The Cyclohexane Chair
When I first learned about the cyclohexane chair (as we did in the last post) I was in denial about its importance in organic
Read moreHow To Draw A Cyclohexane Chair
How To Properly Draw Your First Cyclohexane Chair, Using The “Parallelogram Technique” Now that we’ve had an aerial tour of the cyclohexane chair, we’re going to
Read moreThe Cyclohexane Chair Flip – Energy Diagram
In the last post, we showed a video of a cyclohexane ring flip – turning a cyclohexane chair conformation into a boat and then into
Read moreSubstituted Cyclohexanes: “A Values”
In the last post we saw that adding a methyl group to cyclohexane results in two chair conformers that are unequal in energy. We saw that the conformer
Read moreThe E2 Reaction and Cyclohexane Rings
Last time we compared the E1 and E2 reactions and mentioned one of the key differences was the stereochemistry of the E2 reaction. Remember that
Read moreLevels of Mastery
Here’s an idea I’ve been playing with: levels of mastery. Growing up with video games, it’s an idea that is intuitively familiar, but not often
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