“Make All The Necessary Mistakes As Quickly As Possible”
…do all of the problem sets, but I keep missing points on the test, why is this?” They are understandably frustrated (again!)…. The mistake the student then makes is that…
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…what do you really want to do, James?”). That’s understandable. But guess what? Running a small business is fun. Writing about organic chemistry is fun. Working for myself is fun….
Read moreBredt’s Rule (And Summary of Cycloalkanes)
…olefin, bicyclo[3.3.1]non-1-ene. Bredt Compounds and the Bredt Rule Dr. Gert Köbrich Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1973, 12 (6), 464-473 DOI: 10.1002/anie.197304641 As the structural basis for Bredt’s Rule became clear,…
Read moreOrganic Chemistry Study Tips: Super-Detailed Advice
…I’ve tried McMurry’s ‘Organic Chemistry’. Also – Khan Academy has a section on Organic Chemistry. It’s very helpful. Use ‘academic earth’ (academicearth.org) to find online organic chemistry lectures. YouTube has…
Read moreLearning Organic Chemistry Reactions: A Checklist (PDF)
Learning A New Organic Chemistry Reaction: A Checklist 1. Some Memorization Is OK. Recently, we tried to understand what instructors mean when they say, “Don’t Memorize!”, or its darker variant,…
Read moreThe Organic Chemistry Reagent Guide is here!
…place for easy reference. This 68-page, full color PDF has all kinds of ChemDrawed goodness, including: -a front section with extensive tables, including lists of acids, bases, oxidizing agents, reducing…
Read moreAlkene Reactions: Ozonolysis
…(Syn/Anti) Note 1. These values are obtained from microwave spectroscopy. See Hughes, R. J. Chem. Phys. 24, 131–138 (1956). DOI: 10.1063/1.1700813 Note 2. Generally, more electron-rich alkenes (more substituted) undergo…
Read moreSOCl2 Mechanism For Alcohols To Alkyl Halides: SN2 versus SNi
…10.1016/0040-4020(89)80123-1 Silicon reagents in chemical transformations: the concept of ‘counterattack reagent’ R. Hwu, S.-C. Tsay, K. Y. King and D.-N. Horng Pure Appl. Chem. 1999, 71 (3), 445-451 DOI: 10.1351/pac199971030445…
Read moreGuest post: “I went from being afraid of tests to actually looking forward to them”.
…this”, pointing to the reaction on the board. Well, no. “Of course you don’t, you’re not paying attention…. as usual” I’m completely stunned. He humiliated me in front of the…
Read moreReagent Friday: Potassium tert-butoxide [KOC(CH3)3]
…to get the conjugate base (RO-). Similar in strength to the hydroxide ion, these are called alkoxides. Potassium tert-Butoxide (KOt-Bu) Is A Bulky Base Today’s reagent, potassium tert-butoxide (KOt-Bu), is…
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