Making Music With Mechanisms (PADPED)
Putting The “PADPED” Patterns Behind Organic Chemistry Mechanisms To Music My friend Harry has an annoying habit. When we’re hanging out, every once in awhile,
Read more“Master Organic Chemistry” : Less Hacky, but same lovable dorky content
A few months ago I thought it would be a good idea to name my blog Orgo Hacks. Turns out I was wrong. It doesn’t
Read moreSummary Sheet – Introduction to Reactivity and Nomenclature
One of my students is taking an introductory organic chemistry course at a community college. While preparing for our next session, which is going to
Read moreHaloform Reaction
The Haloform Reaction When a methyl ketone is treated with base and a halogen (e.g. I2, Br2, or Cl2) it is converted into a carboxylic
Read moreSummary Sheet #3: Reactions of Carbonyls – The Big Picture
The reason why I harp on organic chemistry as boiling down to “nucleophile attacks electrophile” is because it’s a greatly simplifying way to look at
Read moreSummary Sheet #2: Enols and Enolates
Here’s the second summary sheet I’ve put together. It covers enol and enolate chemistry, although more of the fundamental material rather than their reactions. Although
Read moreThe Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky Reaction
A Guided Tour Through “Hell” : The Hell Volhard Zelinsky (HVZ) Reaction The Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction of carboxylic acids results in an alpha bromo carboxylic acid.The
Read more9 Nomenclature Conventions To Know
Chemical nomenclature can be frustrating to learn. It’s a series of conventions which have been patched together over a long period of time, some of
Read moreBreaking Down Carbonyl Reaction Mechanisms: Reactions of Anionic Nucleophiles (Part 2)
Continuing from Part 1, today I’ll cover the remaining 3 classes of mechanistic pathways for the reactions of anionic nucleophiles with carbonyl compounds, using the
Read moreNucleophile attacks Electrophile
Pretty much every reaction in organic chemistry boils down to “nucleophile attacks electrophile”.
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