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Pinacol Rearrangement

…so they end up being common exam problems. See if you can draw the key curved arrow to show the rearrangement in this cyclic example: Click to Flip Here’s another…

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The E2 Mechanism

…mechanism the E2. In the next post, we’ll directly compare the E1 and E2 reactions. Next Post: Comparing the E1 and E2 Reactions Notes Related Articles E1 vs E2: Comparing…

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Introducing the Reaction Guide

…of common reactions in introductory organic chemistry, complete with descriptions, examples, and full mechanisms. It was also clear that there was too much material for a PDF, and it would…

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The E1 Reaction

…Fastest For Tertiary Substrates Another interesting line of evidence we can obtain from this reaction is through varying the type of substrate, and measure the rate constant that results. So…

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Two Elimination Reaction Patterns

…of base used in an elimination reaction can influence the products obtained – specifically, the byproducts (that is, the minor components of the product mixture). In the first example, we…

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Elimination Reactions Are Favored By Heat

Elimination Reactions Are Favored By Heat Elimination reactions are often in competition with substitution reactions Generally speaking, adding heat tends to increase the proportion of elimination products relative to substitution…

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