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Making Alkyl Halides From Alcohols

Making Alkyl Halides From Alcohols In today’s post we show that treating alcohols with HCl, HBr, or HI (which all fall under the catch-all term

Deciding SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (1) – The Substrate

Having gone through the SN1, the SN2, the E1, and the E2 reactions in turn, we can now say the following: Both substitution reactions and elimination

Guest Post On SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (6): Wrapup

Part 6 of a 6 part series. Previous posts in the series: 1 2 3 4 5 – James 3 ½ Steps To Any SN1/SN2/E1/E2 Reaction: Wrap

Guest Post On SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (5) – The Solvent

For the previous posts in Adam’s series on the SN1/SN2/E1/E2 decision, see Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 and Part 4 – James Three And A Half Steps To Any

Guest Post on SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (4): The Electrophile

For the previous posts in Adam’s series on the SN1/SN2/E1/E2, see Part 1 Part 2 Part 3. – James Three And A Half Steps To

Guest Post On SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (3): Step 1 – The Nucleophile

Following from Adam’s last guest post on the SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (“The Leaving Group“) here is part 3 of the series! – James Step One: What is

Guest Post on SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (2): Three And A Half Steps To Any Substitution Or Elimination Reaction

The second in a series of guest posts on SN1/SN2/E1/E2 by Chemistry Blog author and “instructor of organic chemistry at a small Midwestern liberal arts

Guest Post on SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (1): Why Electrons Are Like A Hyperactive Child

Note (from James) When my friend Adam from The Chemistry Blog offered to write a series of posts on Substitution and Elimination, I immediately said

Deciding SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (2) – The Nucleophile/Base

Last time I talked about the process of deciding if a reaction goes through SN1, SN2, E1, or E2 as asking a series of questions.

Deciding SN1/SN2/E1/E2 (3) – The Solvent

The Quick N’ Dirty Guide To SN1/SN2/E1/E2 Reactions, Part 3 Let’s continue with our Quick N Dirty guide to SN1/SN2/E1/E2 – a quick walkthrough of