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…it studying and doing problems, as well as making comprehensive flashcards. I never had as much concentrated time to prepare for an exam. And I don’t recall a single class…
Read more…it studying and doing problems, as well as making comprehensive flashcards. I never had as much concentrated time to prepare for an exam. And I don’t recall a single class…
Read more…carbon atoms total, only 5 signals will be produced. 5. Some Quick Examples Let’s try a few examples based on what we’ve gone over so far. How many signals would…
Read more…(IHD) of 1, so either a double bond or ring is present in the molecule. This immediately rules out d) whose IHD is zero and thus has a molecular formula…
Read more…(e.g. D). Replacing Ha with D leads to the Z-alkene, while replacing Hb with D leads to the E-alkene. In comparing these two new compounds, we can see their relationship…
Read moreTest yourself on all aspects of conformations and Newman projections, including identifying conformations, ranking the energies of various Newman projections, interconverting Newman projections, drawing energy diagrams for various conformations, and…
Read more…When Does It Matter? Notes Quiz Yourself! 1. When Is “Homotopic, Enantiotopic, Diastereotopic” Important? Certain reactions directly replace hydrogens with other atoms. For example, free radical chlorination replaces C-H bonds…
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Read more…Standard For 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…
Read more…organic chemistry for many years to come. MOC has been featured on Chemical & Engineering News, Mixergy, Blog-Aid.net, and BoingBoing I hope you find Master Organic Chemistry useful! – James…
Read more…1-hexanol. Note the hydroxyl group peak around 3300 cm-1 , typical of an alcohol (That sharp peak around 3600 cm-1 is a common companion to hydroxyl peaks: it represents non-hydrogen…
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