Number Your Carbons!
My one-sentence advice to those about to write an exam: Number your carbons. Now go write your exam. If you need reasons, here they are. There’s two. First reason: if…
Read moreMy one-sentence advice to those about to write an exam: Number your carbons. Now go write your exam. If you need reasons, here they are. There’s two. First reason: if…
Read more…reaction of magnesium metal with alkyl or alkenyl halides. They’re extremely good nucleophiles, reacting with electrophiles such as carbonyl compounds (aldehydes, ketones, esters, carbon dioxide, etc) and epoxides. They’re also…
Read more…are weak bases! If you don’t know the relative values of the pKa‘s of the major functional groups, you’ll be flying blind in the course. Expect to hit a tree….
Read more…Don’t forget – you can download a free 1-page Summary Sheet of SN1 vs SN2 reactions containing all the material on this blog post here: Download SN1 vs SN2 Summary…
Read more…final proof was obtained by comparison of the compound with an authentic sample provided by Unilever, which had identical characteristics in IR, MS, and GC spectra. Structure solved! 6. Conclusion…
Read more…base = electron pair donor. A conjugate base is what you obtain when you remove a proton (H+) from a compound. For instance, HO– is the conjugate base of water….
Read moreThis time of year one of the most common problems students come to me with is how to do synthesis problems. Like this: There’s a lot of different ways to…
Read more…all over the country. The exams are ranked as easy, medium and hard. http://www.aceorganicchem.com/organic-chemistry-practice-exams.html 3. Prepare For Three Common Types Of Exam Problems The typical organic chemistry exam will consist…
Read more…organic chemistry. Comments have been lightly edited by me (JA). Thanks to the anonymous organic chemistry instructor (OCI) for taking the time to participate. JA: As an organic chemistry instructor,…
Read more…start with acid base reactions. Table Of Contents The Four Components Of Every Acid Base Reaction What Makes An Acid-Base Reaction Favorable? (Hint: It Has To Do With The Stability…
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