Common Blind Spot: Intramolecular Reactions
Intramolecular Reactions So I bought a belt today (pleather, 75 cents at the Goodwill). and decided to show it off. This is me putting it
Read moreAlkene Reactions: Ozonolysis
Ozonolysis of Alkenes and Alkynes Alkenes can undergo oxidative cleavage with ozone (O3) to give carbonyl compounds, cleaving the C=C bond The reaction generates an ozonide intermediate,
Read moreDon’t Be Futyl, Learn The Butyls
There are four different types of “butyls”, and they all have their own name. In addition they each have a common name (“trivial name”) which
Read moreReagent Friday: TsCl (p-toluenesulfonyl chloride) and MsCl (methanesulfonyl chloride)
TsCl (p-toluenesulfonyl chloride) And MsCl (methanesulfonylchloride) As Reagents In Organic Chemistry In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent
Read morePrimary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary In Organic Chemistry
How To Recognize Primary, Secondary, Tertiary (and sometimes Quaternary) Hydrocarbons, Carbocations, Alkyl Halides, Alcohols, Amines, and Amides. Primary (1°), secondary (2°), tertiary (3°) and quaternary
Read moreSummary: Three Key Families Of Alkene Reaction Mechanisms
The Three Key Families Of Alkene Addition Reaction Mechanisms (Plus Two Minor Ones) In this post we’ll do a final review of alkene addition reactions
Read moreReagent Friday: NBS (N-Bromo Succinimide)
N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) As A Reagent In Organic Chemistry In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent that is commonly
Read moreReagent Friday: Chromic Acid, H2CrO4
H2CrO4 (Chromic Acid, a.k.a. the protonated form of K2Cr2O7 / Na2Cr2O7 / K2CrO4 / Na2CrO4) As A Reagent In Organic Chemistry In a blatant plug
Read moreGrossman’s Rule
A few months ago after putting up this post on “Hidden Hydrogens, Hidden Lone Pairs, and Hidden Counterions”, commenter Stewie Griffin made me aware of
Read moreThe Organic Chemistry Reagent Guide is here!
It’s taken a long time – late April through early May was hectic – but today I’m thrilled to finally announce the launch of the
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