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Orbital Hybridization And Bond Strengths

…several examples of how to do this. Table of Contents A Quick Quiz (On Bond Dissociation Energy) Key Principle On Orbital Hybridization And Bond Strengths: The Greater The s-character, The…

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Thiols And Thioethers

…Alcohols Sulfur: Less Basic, More Nucleophilic Than Oxygen Common Reactions of RS(–) : SN2 Reactions With Alkyl Halides Key Differences Between Thiols and Alcohols Summary: Thiols and Thioethers Notes Quiz

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Protecting Groups For Alcohols

…by Nobel Laureate Prof. E. J. Corey (Harvard) describing convenient conditions (TBS-Cl, DMF, imidazole) for the protection of alcohols as TBS-ethers. GENERATION OF NONRACEMIC 2-(t-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYLOXY)-3-BUTYNYLLITHIUM FROM (S)-ETHYL LACTATE: (S)-4-(t-BUTYLDIMETHYLSILYLOXY)-2-PENTYN-1-OL James…

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