Selective vs. Specific
Many of the transformations you will encounter have the potential to create multiple products – isomers – from a single starting material. The reactions shown
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Reaction Friday – Reduction of Alkynes to Alkenes with Na/NH3
My apologies for the interruption. I seem to have wrested control of my blog back from the cats for now, but I’m not sure how
Read moreReagent Friday: Palladium on Carbon (Pd/C)
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide and the Reagents App for iPhone, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org
Read moreReagent Friday: Sodium (Na)
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide and the Reagents App for iPhone, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org
Read moreReagent Friday: Lindlar’s Catalyst
In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly encountered in Org 1/ Org 2. Version 1.2
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