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
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Tosylates And Mesylates
Today 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 morePBr3 and SOCl2
Lately 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 moreThe 2 Most Important Reactions of Alkynes
With 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 moreDeciding 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
Read moreFree Radical Reactions
With 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 moreGuest 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
Read moreGuest 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
Read moreGuest 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
Read moreDeciding 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.
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