Aromatic Synthesis (2) – Polarity Reversal
In planning the synthesis of simple aromatic compounds, it’s vital to know some tricks for changing ortho-, para- directors into meta- directors, and vice versa! Here we go
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Williamson Ether Synthesis: Planning
In the last post we introduced the Williamson ether synthesis, one of the most straightforward ways we know of to make an ether. If you’ve been
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This time of year one of the most common problems students come to me with is how to do synthesis problems. Like this: There’s a
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