…have locator for all substituents. Example: 1,1-dimethyl is correct. 1-dimethyl is incorrect. 1,1-methyl is incorrect. These are common mistakes. F. Branched substituents are numbered and named seperately from the main…
Read more…chemistry class you’ll see many examples of reversible reactions that lead to mixtures. [One specific example is in the study of conformations, which are the three dimensional states of molecules…
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…This is by far the most common way molecules are drawn. Let’s look at a few examples. You’re supposed to know that the lone pairs are still there, even though…
Read more…are widespread in organic chemistry. One example is that they explain the selective bromination of cyclohexene at the allylic position under free-radical conditions, versus competing bromination at the secondary (or…
Read more…of the 2013 Blue Book (Page 630). Some Examples With Multiple Functional Groups Here are some examples of applying the order of functional group priorities to solve nomenclature problems. The…
Read more…– learn them, know them, tattoo them on you somewhere. I plug Steven’s videos all the time – here’s one specific to hybridization. His full website is http://www.freelance-teacher.com/videos.htm. 30-40 minutes…
Read more…do so. But like training wheels, if you practice enough, you’ll eventually grow of having to do this practice. Try to get to this stage as fast as possible, it’s…
Read more…resonance hybrid also tells you electron densities, sometimes in a way that isn’t immediately apparent from electronegativity (see below). 4. Some Examples Of Resonance Hybrids Here’s some examples of resonance…
Read moreOne of the common complaints you hear a lot from people learning English is that there are just so many exceptions. The plural of “goose” is “geese”, but the plural…
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