On Cats, Part 4: Enantiocats
A few weeks ago we moved away from our old neighborhood where I first saw Sawhorse Cat. However a few days ago my friend Walter
Read moreA few weeks ago we moved away from our old neighborhood where I first saw Sawhorse Cat. However a few days ago my friend Walter
Read moreLet’s recap what we’ve talked about so far. Sawhorse cat and Freaky Sawhorse cat are constitutional isocats. But Freaky Sawhorse Cat has a mirror image of
Read moreClassification of Isomers Given that this is a long post, here’s a quick index. The concept of how molecules can be “related” Non-isomers versus isomers
Read moreThis post on how to solve “Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers vs. the Same?” problems (among other things) is a little long, so here’s a partial index.
Read moreIn the last post, we mentioned that one of the consequences of the fact that carbon can form rings is that small rings (less than
Read moreMany of the transformations you will encounter have the potential to create multiple products – isomers – from a single starting material. The reactions shown
Read moreFollowing up on the 4 most important reactions you learn in Org 1, and the posts on acid-base and substitution reactions, here’s the third in
Read moreI was out for a walk the other day and I saw 3 of the weirdest/ugliest looking cats I’d ever seen.Even weirder than Freaky Sawhorse
Read moreThese molecules make the news quite a bit. Some questions to think about: What’s the (R),(S) designation for the stereocenters of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine, as
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