Putting Diels-Alder Products in Perspective
…could be confusing. The starting materials are drawn from a top view, while the product is drawn from the side. Why was it drawn this way? Think of it this…
Read more…could be confusing. The starting materials are drawn from a top view, while the product is drawn from the side. Why was it drawn this way? Think of it this…
Read more…when compared with enzymes, antibodies, DNA sequences, etc) Short time frame – most experiments are complete within 24 h. The example above was replicated within 72h of the paper appearing…
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Read more…tutoring a chance. It continues to be a thrill to just open my computer and video chat about organic chemistry with people all over the world. Location matters less than…
Read more…One common painful experience is to get exam results back and realize that you understood the material but got a poorer grade than you expected due to the accumulation of…
Read more…reactions and concepts are tested cumulatively. Thread #4: Commenter Chobitpersocom: Focus on understanding, not memorizing. Treat it like puzzle solving. My Q To This Commenter: What would be an example…
Read more…The Importance of “Orbital Symmetry” What About Electrocyclic Ring Opening? Electrocyclic Reactions Are Stereospecific Electrocyclic Ring Closure (And Opening) Under “Photochemical” Conditions Summary: 6 pi Electrocyclic Ring Opening and Closure…
Read more…Addition of HBr Example #3: Alkene Hydrogenation Example #4: SN2 Of Alkyl Halides Example #5: SN1 Of Alkyl Halides Example #6: Pre-existing chirality example Example #7: Fun With cis-But-2-ene Example…
Read more…want to make as complete a list of the bonds that form and break as possible – including all the hydrogens. Like this: Part 2: Asking “what are some potential…
Read more…for the example on top: The example on the left (with dashes and wedges) is slower to draw than the example on the right, and furthermore, in doing so, no…
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