…combination of familiar chords, they do come together in a sequence that is uniquely… Hellish. Notes Related Articles Keto-Enol Tautomerism Reactions of Enols – Acid-Catalyzed Aldol, Halogenation, and Mannich Reactions…
Read more…interesting is that the first product – the alpha-halo ketone – is itself more acidic than the starting methyl ketone, which means it will out-compete the starting ketone for available…
Read more…Someday I’ll put together a more comprehensive summary sheet of this stuff – there’s certainly a lot more that could go in. Click for enlarged image, or download the PDF…
Read more…paper demonstrates that vinylamine reactivity had been known as early as 1884! Über die Einwirkung von Ammoniak und Ammoniak‐Derivaten auf o‐Acetylaceto‐phenole Georg Wittig, Hermann Blumenthal Ber. 1927, 60 (5), 1085-1094…
Read more…formation: Über die Einwirkung von Ammoniak und Ammoniak‐Derivaten auf o‐Acetylaceto‐phenole Georg Wittig, Hermann Blumenthal Ber. 1927, 60 (5), 1085-1094 DOI: 10.1002/cber.19270600515 Nobel Laureate Prof. G. Wittig coined the term ‘enamine’…
Read more…other 85% comprised of general chemistry, biochemistry, physics and biology. Section 3: Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems is just 5% organic chemistry with the other 95% comprised of…
Read more…unto itself. Here’s an example of some of the vocabulary we encounter within the first 5 chapters of a typical organic chemistry textbook: common names of a large variety of…
Read more…of chain Suffix = highest priority functional group And so your simple approach is as follows: When you come across a complex molecule with multiple components to name, identify each…
Read more…– learn them, know them, tattoo them on you somewhere. I plug Steven’s videos all the time – here’s one specific to hybridization. His full website is http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm. 30-40 minutes…
Read more…that one of the most common problems that students have is that: A student comes to me saying “I understand that I need to practice lots of problems, and I…
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