Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH, LiAlH4) For the Reduction of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH4) is a strong reducing agent similar to, but stronger
Read moreFinding The Best (And Second-Best) Resonance Structures By Applying Electronegativity The last time I talked about evaluating resonance structures the molecules were, to be honest
Read moreFree Radical Addition Of HBr To Alkenes With ROOR (Peroxides) We’ve seen that there are three major alkene reactivity patterns [carbocation, three membered ring, and
Read moreEvaluating Resonance Structures With Negative Charges: Some Key Principles So far in discussing resonance forms we’ve mentioned two important principles that govern which resonance form
Read moreThe Intramolecular Reactions Here’s a topic which doesn’t really fit neatly in with what we’ve discussed before but it’s essential to any discussion of alcohols
Read moreResonance Structures With Positive Charge: Four Key Principles As I mentioned before, the resonance form(s) of lowest energy are those where the charges are minimized.
Read moreHidden Hydrogens, Lone Pairs, and Counter-Ions Time is precious. Drawing the full structures of chemical formulae out takes time. Shaving an extra 10-20 seconds here
Read moreI know I’ve said this before, but a whole lot of organic chemistry can be boiled down to “nucleophile attacks electrophile“. A nucleophile is a
Read moreReduction of Acid Halides To Aldehydes With LiAlH(OtBu)3 or Rosenmund’s Catalyst Acid halides can be reduced to aldehydes through use of the bulky reducing agent
Read moreFactors That Determine Whether A Species Is A Good Nucleophile If you read the last post, you’ll recall that a nucleophile is a species that
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