Cycloalkanes – Ring Strain In Cyclopropane And Cyclobutane
Ring Strain In Cyclopropane and Cyclobutane In the last post we saw that cyclopropane and cyclobutane have an unusually high “ring strain” of 27 kcal/mol
Read moreCyclohexane Conformations
Conformations of Cyclohexane (and Cyclopentane) In the last post, we saw that ring strain of cyclopropane and cyclobutane were 27 and 26 kcal/mol respectively. They
Read moreCyclohexane Chair Conformation: An Aerial Tour
A Fly-by Of The Cyclohexane Chair Conformation Sometimes words just don’t do the job, so I built a model of the cyclohexane chair and took
Read moreHow To Draw The Cyclohexane Chair Conformation
How To Easily Draw Your First Cyclohexane Chair Using the “Parallelogram Technique” Now that we’ve had an aerial tour of the cyclohexane chair, we’re going to
Read moreThe Cyclohexane Chair Flip
The Cyclohexane Chair Flip All about how to draw the product of a cyclohexane chair flip – and also, three ways not to! The Two
Read moreThe Cyclohexane Chair Flip – Energy Diagram
Energy Diagram Of The Cyclohexane Chair Flip In the last post, we showed a video of a cyclohexane ring flip – turning a cyclohexane chair
Read moreSubstituted Cyclohexanes – Axial vs Equatorial
Equatorial vs Axial Groups: Why The Equatorial Position Is Of Lower Energy Just to bring you up to speed, let’s quickly review the last post. And
Read moreRanking The Bulkiness Of Substituents On Cyclohexanes: “A-Values”
“A-Values” For Substituted Cyclohexanes “A-Values” are a numerical way of rating the bulkiness of substituents on a cyclohexane ring. The “A-Value” represents the difference in
Read moreFischer Esterification – Carboxylic Acid to Ester Under Acidic Conditions
Carboxylic Acid to Ester Under Acidic Conditions (Fischer Esterification) The conversion of a carboxylic acid to an ester under acidic conditions is commonly known as
Read moreCommon Mistakes with Carbonyls: Carboxylic Acids… Are Acids!
Carboxylic acids… are acids. I know that seems obvious. But it’s a near certainty that students taking Org 2 for the first time will forget
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