…radical. (Advanced) References and Further Reading Ueber das Cyanhydrin der Lävulose Heinrich Kiliani Ber. 1885, 18 (2), 3066-3072 DOI: 10.1002/cber.188501802249 Reduction von Säuren der Zuckergruppe Emil Fischer Ber. 1889, 22…
Read moreDescription: Addition of primary or secondary amines (or ammonia) to acid chlorides results in amides. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to…
Read more…state also dictates that the elimination occur with syn stereochemistry. Zur Einwirkung von Wasserstoffsuperoxyd auf Fettamine Mamlock R. Wolffenstein Chem. Ber. 1900, 33 (1), 159-161 DOI: 10.1002/cber.19000330120 The thermolysis of…
Read more…Fehlings and Tollens’ Tests: Three Visual “Tests” For The Presence of Aldehydes Reducing Sugars: Sugars With A Hemiacetal Functional Group Give Positive Tests Since They Are In Equilibrium With An…
Read more…rearrangement reactions that share a common mechanistic step. [as do the Beckmann and Wolff rearrangements – see bonus topic 2] In the Hofmann rearrangement, an amide is treated with bromine…
Read more…the reduction of aromatics by Na+NH3, which has since come to bear his name. The Birch Reduction of Aromatic Compounds Rabideau, Peter W.; Marcinow, Zbigniew Org. React. 1992, 42, 1-334…
Read more…3. The “Hofmann Degradation” Back in 1851, not many techniques for analyzing complex molecules were available. One method for determining the structure of an unknown compound was to break it…
Read more…cents/ day! Real-World Examples Org. Synth. 1927, 7, 40 DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.007.0040 Click to Flip Org. Synth. 1934, 14, 58 DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.014.0058 Click to Flip Org. Synth. 1941, 21,…
Read more…(Advanced) References and Further Reading Baeyer-Villiger oxidation: Einwirkung des Caro’schen Reagens auf Ketone Adolf von Baeyer, Victor Villiger Ber. 1899, 32 (3), 3625 DOI: 10.1002/cber.189903203151 This paper by Nobel Laureate…
Read moreDescription: Thioacetals can be desulfurized to give alkanes through the use of Raney nickel (“Ra-Ni”) The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to…
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