[Advanced] Secondary Orbital Interactions – A Rationale For Why Endo Products Are Favored In The Diels-Alder Reaction In our last post, we noted that endo products tend to be
Read moreAre These Molecules Enantiomers, Diastereomers or The Same? A classic exam question is to determine whether two molecules are enantiomers, diastereomers or the same. This
Read moreThe Pi Molecular Orbitals of Benzene Today, let’s go through how to draw out the molecular orbitals of benzene. We’ll compare them with the molecular
Read moreKinetic and Thermodynamic Control In The Diels-Alder Reaction: The Diels Alder Reaction Is Reversible At High Temperatures We’ve seen that the products of addition to
Read moreMechanism and Examples of the Retro Diels-Alder Reaction In the last post in this series on the Diels-Alder [See: Diels-Alder Reaction: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Control]
Read moreDetermining R and S Configurations of Newman Projections How do you determine R and S configurations on Newman projections? The key is to be able to quickly
Read moreDetermining R and S Configurations On Fischer Projections From time to time you may be asked to determine R/S on a Fischer projection. So how
Read moreThe Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction Is Awesome Exam preparation tip: Instructors often include questions on intramolecular versions of familiar reactions on exams, since they involve no
Read moreCyclobutadiene: Molecular Orbital Diagram, Antiaromaticity, and Structure Previously, we’ve seen what the molecular orbitals of benzene look like, and that the fact that they are partially
Read moreRecognizing Meso Compounds In chemistry, two molecules that are superimposable mirror images are considered to be identical molecules. They will have identical physical properties in all respects.
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