s-cis and s-trans
…that there is free rotation about sigma bonds, so we say, “s-cis” and “s-trans” to distinguish it from “cis” and “trans” configurations which are locked. As we’ll soon see, in…
Read more…that there is free rotation about sigma bonds, so we say, “s-cis” and “s-trans” to distinguish it from “cis” and “trans” configurations which are locked. As we’ll soon see, in…
Read more…Addition Pattern – Free Radical Addition Note 1. This example was inspired by an exam question I once saw from an instructor/university I choose not to mention, which gave “1,4”…
Read moreDescription: Treatment of alkenes with cold, dilute basic KMnO4 leads to 1,2-diols (vicinal diols). The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to this…
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Read more…pyranose versus furanose, and all the other most commonly encountered carbohydrate-related terms in a typical second-semester organic chemistry course. [This reference document from IUPAC was extremely helpful in the preparation…
Read moreThese practice questions will test you on recognizing conjugated dienes, comparing the reactivity of dienes in the Diels-Alder reaction, providing the major products of Diels-Alder reactions, understanding how to apply…
Read more…The ketone is just one of other possible examples. As the pathways below try to show, alkyl halides are a gateway not only to the many compounds possible from nucleophilic…
Read more…of Contents Synthesis of Aromatic Compounds: “Order of Operations” Matters Example #1: Synthesis of m-Bromonitrobenzene From Benzene Example #2:Synthesis of p-Ethylacetophenone From Benzene Summary: To Obtain The Para- Product, Install…
Read more…DOI: 10.1002/0471264180.or003.09 An old but comprehensive review of the Curtius reaction, which includes the history of the discovery of this rearrangement, substrate scope, limitations, comparison to other similar reactions, and…
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