[image photo credit: www.nyapplecountry.com] What does it take to be a great organic chemistry TA? A few weeks ago, Dan Coiro, a graduate of Rutgers University, was awarded the title…
Read more…the SN2 reaction of R-Br with OEt- when R goes from methyl -> ethyl -> n-propyl -> isobutyl -> t-amyl. This can be attributed to sterics, as backside attack of…
Read more…who discusses them in this short (6 min) video. In short, the key problem solving skills in organic chemistry involve: “wrestling with and resolving ambiguities” “filtering relevant from irrelevant information”…
Read more…Substitution Reaction Are An Electron-Rich “Nucleophile” And An Electron-Poor “Electrophile” Substitution Reactions Resemble Acid-Base Reactions, Except That A Bond Forms And Breaks At Carbon Instead Of H+ The Four Components…
Read more…difficult organic chemistry is. I let myself get taken in by the horror stories around the first exam and did substantially worse on the first exam than I should have…
Read more…DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.088.0202) Quiz Yourself! Become a MOC member to see the clickable quiz with answers on the back. Become a MOC member to see the clickable quiz with answers on…
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Read moreElimination Reactions (E1) That Occur With Rearrangements – Hydride Or Alkyl Shifts Where there are carbocations (see last post), rearrangement reactions are never far behind. Our old friends have come…
Read more…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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