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One of the most common complaints I hear from readers of Master Organic Chemistry is that there isn’t a lot of coverage of spectroscopy. And I’ve been sorry to say,…
Read moreOne of the most common complaints I hear from readers of Master Organic Chemistry is that there isn’t a lot of coverage of spectroscopy. And I’ve been sorry to say,…
Read more…Real-Life Examples: Org. Synth. 1928, 8, 36 DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.008.0036 Click to Flip Org. Synth. 1937, 17, 45 DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.017.0045 Click to Flip Org. Synth. 1957, 37, 77 DOI…
Read more…We were able to use it to “rule out” a few answers which you might classify as “trick questions”. Next, we examined the hydroxyl region around 3200-3400 cm for broad,…
Read more…the protons’ diastereotopic relationships. Replacing Ha with D leads to the (R,R) compound, while replacing Hb with D leads to the (R,S) compound. The two new compounds are diastereomers, confirming…
Read more…When Does It Matter? Notes 1. When Is “Homotopic, Enantiotopic, Diastereotopic” Important? Certain reactions directly replace hydrogens with other atoms. For example, free radical chlorination replaces C-H bonds with C-Cl…
Read moreDescription: When alkynes are treated with BH3 and subsequently treated with H2O2, they are converted into aldehydes. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get…
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Read more…HOOH or any other comparably acidic species as the acid. Quiz Yourself! Click to Flip Click to Flip Click to Flip Exam-Type Examples Click to Flip Click to Flip Click…
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Read more…Comparing Optical Rotation Now comes the final piece of the puzzle: standardization. It would be useful to have a common standard for optical rotation that allowed us to compare samples…
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