…carbon, and both 5% and 10% palladium on carbon (Pd/C), from Organic Syntheses, a compendium of reliable methods for the preparation of organic compounds. The Hydrogenation of Cyclohexenes over Platinum…
Read more…of the most common classes of free-radical reactions is free-radical substitution. Here is an example of the reaction between methane and Cl2: 2. Homolytic Cleavage And “Single-Barbed” Curved Arrows Unlike…
Read more…the presence of other alkenes. For a few examples, see Note 3 below. 3. Predicting The Stereochemistry Of Dihydroxylation Products cis– and trans- alkenes can be each be prepared from…
Read more…experimental work. Quiz Yourself! Here’s a quiz on identifying the relationship between products of epoxidation reactions. (Note – for more examples of these types of quizzes, see this post on…
Read more…proceed through the same key steps. They all share the same pattern of regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. Learn one mechanism, learn them all! https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Carbocation-pathway.mp4 There’s one last wrinkle with this family…
Read more…single bonds form on the same face of the alkene. (Other examples of reactions that perform syn addition are catalytic hydrogenation and dihydroxylation). Addition to 1-methylcyclopentene, for example, produces only…
Read more…(!) Oxymercuration is stereoselective for anti– addition products. When cyclohexene is treated with Hg(OAc)2 and water, for example, the new -OH and -Hg bonds always form on the opposite face…
Read more…is a racemic mixture of (S,S)-2,3-dibromobutane and (R,R)-2,3-dibromobutane. When trans-but-2-ene undergoes bromination, the product is (2S, 3R)-2,3-dibromobutane. This molecule has two chiral centers but is an achiral molecule overall due…
Read more…reaction covered in many typical first semester organic chemistry courses.: acid base, substitution, elimination, addition, free-radical reactions, even oxidative cleavage. Our primary focus has been looking at these reactions as…
Read moreThese practice questions will test you on the nomenclature, reactions, and properties of amines, amides and other nitrogen-containing functional groups. Nomenclature Quiz#: 1291 Click to Flip Quiz#: 1292 Click to…
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