…reactions and concepts are tested cumulatively. Thread #4: Commenter Chobitpersocom: Focus on understanding, not memorizing. Treat it like puzzle solving. My Q To This Commenter: What would be an example…
Read more…such that a set of 4, 6, or “n” pi molecular orbitals is formed. [See: Conjugation and Resonance]. Since each pi-bond is comprised of two adjacent p orbitals, a molecule…
Read more…safety conscious, and 3) a little crazy, fluorine gas is something you should never, ever work with. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtWp45Eewtw[/youtube] Next Post In The Series: Introduction To Oxidative Cleavage Reactions …
Read more…year was 1905. Chemist Richard Willstätter and his collaborator Wolfgang von Schmaedel were heating a reaction mixture in their laboratory at the University of Munich. They were performing a fairly…
Read more…communication (Ref #4) provides more details on the synthesis and reactivity of the ‘Anti-Bredt’ olefin, bicyclo[3.3.1]non-1-ene. Bredt Compounds and the Bredt Rule Dr. Gert Köbrich Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1973,…
Read more…on carbon to give H3C-N2(+). This is an example of a diazonium compound, which you may have encountered if you’ve covered the Sandmeyer and related reactions. Like most diazonium compounds,…
Read moreThe other day a student named Peter left several comments about his specific study methods in organic chemistry. I thought it was so useful that I’ve copied them and made…
Read more…Problems Once this reaction is in your synthetic toolbox, it opens up solutions to a wide range of solutions to synthesis problems. See if you can come up with two-step…
Read more…a large number of reactions and mechanisms is not efficient. If there are a lot of reactions and mechanisms to learn, spend significant time analyzing the common patterns. Like mlukeman…
Read more…download a PDF of the index) As far as I know there isn’t anything else like this available. I hope this is the perfect desktop companion for anyone taking introductory…
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