Introduction to Rearrangement Reactions
The previous four posts on acid-base, substitution, addition, and elimination covered the 4 main reactions in organic chemistry I. Now it’s time to go beyond
Read moreThe previous four posts on acid-base, substitution, addition, and elimination covered the 4 main reactions in organic chemistry I. Now it’s time to go beyond
Read moreToday we’re going to talk about a different way of making alcohols into good leaving groups – by turning them into tosylates and mesylates (“organosulfonates”). Here’s a
Read moreLately we’ve been talking a lot about converting alcohols to good leaving groups [halides] [tosylates and mesylates] You might think we’d be done already, but
Read moreWith the series of posts on alkenes in the can, let’s move on and talk about a closely related functional group that shares many reactions
Read moreHaving 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
Read moreWith rare exceptions, until now every reaction we’ve discussed (acid-base, substitution, elimination, addition) has involved the formation of bonds between an electron pair donor (Lewis
Read morePart 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
Read moreFor 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
Read moreThe 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
Read moreLast time I talked about the process of deciding if a reaction goes through SN1, SN2, E1, or E2 as asking a series of questions.
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