Are these molecules conjugated?
If Org 2 has an overall theme, it’s “resonance”. Today’s post has a very simple message. Atoms with lone pairs, π bonds, radicals, and carbocations can
Read moreIf Org 2 has an overall theme, it’s “resonance”. Today’s post has a very simple message. Atoms with lone pairs, π bonds, radicals, and carbocations can
Read moreHere’s a point which causes a lot of confusion. Look at these two reactions. What do you think is the stronger bond, O-H or C-H?
Read moreIn the last post we introduced free radicals – neutral, electron-deficient chemical species with a partially filled orbital – and learned that they are highly
Read moreIf you come across just a few free-radical reactions, you should notice a familiar pattern. Every free-radical reaction that you’ll encounter is accompanied by either
Read moreWaaay back when we started to go through free radical substitution reactions, you might recall that we looked a reaction like this one: Now that
Read moreLast 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
Read moreIn the last post we showed some examples of how different isomers might be formed in free-radical halogenation of alkanes. And I left off with
Read moreIn previous posts on radicals, we’ve seen how bromine can selectively react with tertiary C-H bonds (bond strength 93 kcal/mol) over secondary (96 kcal/mol) and
Read moreSo what have we learned about free radicals in this series? What Are Free Radicals? Free radicals are chemical species that contain a singly occupied orbital.
Read moreIn a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org 2. If you’ve
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