Master Organic Chemistry Reaction Guide

Epoxide Ring Opening With Base

…(RO- ) in alcohol solvent, they lead to essentially the same reaction. Here’s an example with NaOCH3. Note that the proton must come from CH3OH here. 2. The Role Of…

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Opening of Epoxides With Acid

…a catalyst to promote the hydrolytic ring-opening of epoxides to 1,2-diols. Friedel-Crafts Alkylations of Arenes with Mono- and Bis(trifluoromethyl)oxiranes in Superacid Medium: Facile Synthesis of α-(Trifluoromethyl)- and α,α-Bis(Trifluoromethyl)-β-Arylethanols K. Surya…

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Oxidation of thiols to disulfides

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Cleavage Of Ethers With Acid

…Williamson Ether Synthesis Opening of Epoxides With Acid Epoxide Ring Opening With Base Intramolecular Reactions of Alcohols and Ethers Alcohols To Ethers via Acid Catalysis (Advanced) References and Further Reading…

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Alcohols To Ethers via Acid Catalysis

…(1-3), 327-335 DOI: 10.1016/S0920-5861(98)00440-4 This paper shows that the mechanism for formation of symmetrical ethers from secondary alcohols (e.g. isopropanol) is more complex, as bimolecular dehydration can compete with other…

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The Williamson Ether Synthesis

…gives you two alkyl halide + alkoxide combinations to choose from. Let’s start with a fairly easy example. See if you can come up with reasonable starting materials for the…

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