…it comes to exam time. Just remember this: Protonation / 1,2-Addition / Proton transfer / 1,2-Elimination / Deprotonation. PAPED. I’ve been trying to come up with a good mnemonic for…
Read more…robust since the work was carried out by two undergraduates! (S)-8a-METHYL-3,4,8,8a-TETRAHYDRO-1,6(2H, 7H)-NAPHTHALENEDIONE Paul Buchschacher, A. Fürst, and J. Gutzwiller Org. Synth. 1985, 63, 37 DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.063.0037 The title compound in…
Read more…of chain Suffix = highest priority functional group And so your simple approach is as follows: When you come across a complex molecule with multiple components to name, identify each…
Read more…brought to the exam. Look at this example. Using a line drawing or a Fischer projection to make a model is relatively straightfoward. Therefore, with the assistance of a model,…
Read more…synthetic standpoint!]. You might recall there are two important free-radical halogenation reactions of alkanes: free radical chlorination, and free-radical bromination. Table of Contents Free-Radical Chlorination of Alkanes Free-Radical Bromination of…
Read more…many important reactions of alcohols are of the substitution/elimination variety. There are two common sequences – alkene->alkyne then substitution/elim, or substitution/elim then alkene->alkyne. Alkynes are a “blank canvas” – they…
Read more…Do you have an exam on alkene and alkynes coming up? We went through hundreds of exams and hand-picked the most “classic” types of questions you’re likely to see on…
Read more…how can the sequence alkane –> alkyl halide –> alkene –> alkane be accomplished? Feel free to post your answers in the comments below! 4. Combined Reaction Map: Reactions of…
Read more…material and product, what reagents are required? Given the reagents and the product, what starting material is required? You’ll notice that these are very common exam-type questions. If you have…
Read more…react slowly with water, for example. Helium, on the other hand, has never been observed to combine with another element. In contrast, the two electrons in the 1s shell of…
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