Reagent 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
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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
Read moreReaction Map: Reactions of Organometallics
A Reaction Map For Organometallic Compounds After the series of posts on Alcohols, I put together a large PDF that included the reactions of alcohols,
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Amide Hydrolysis – Conversion of Amides To Carboxylic Acids In this post we discuss examples and mechanism of acidic hydrolysis of amides, as well as
Read moreThree Exam Tips
No doubt you’ve got some important exams coming up. With that in mind, here’s three simple tactics you can use during exams. 1. Draw partial
Read moreWhy organic chemistry is hard (2)
Today’s post is about how a simple reaction can lead to all kinds of complications. I’m talking about the Grignard reaction here, although the principles
Read moreLearning Organic Chemistry Reactions: A Checklist (PDF)
Learning A New Organic Chemistry Reaction: A Checklist 1. Some Memorization Is OK. Recently, we tried to understand what instructors mean when they say, “Don’t Memorize!”,
Read moreOrganic Chemistry Study Tips: Super-Detailed Advice
The other day a student named Peter left several comments about his specific study methods in organic chemistry. I thought it was so useful that
Read moreThionyl Chloride (SOCl2)
Thionyl Chloride, SOCl2 – Reaction With Carboxylic Acids to Give Acid Halides Thionyl chloride (SOCl2) is a useful reagent for converting carboxylic acids to acid chlorides.
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