…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…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…PDF VERSION NOW AVAILABLE (click here) For more complete lists, be sure to check out Evans and Reich. (check out the resources on Reich’s page by the way – fantastic!)…
Read more…experimentally). A strong acid has complete or nearly complete dissociation, so a large Ka. A weak acid has incomplete dissociation, and a small Ka. Not shown in the equation for…
Read more…6 minutes was found to be the major component of female tarsal glands. ) Isolation and analysis of this component was performed using “preparative” gas chromatography. Just for fun, I’m…
Read more…exam is a lot like walking up to a poker table without knowing the values of the hands: you’re going to lose your shirt. (See article: Know Your pKas) Let’s…
Read moreAcidity Trends In Organic Molecules Here, we’ll review the key trends that affect acidity, which all have the common effect of stabilizing negative charge (or more broadly, a lone pair…
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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