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MOC Member Resources: Go to the Reaction Guide Go to the Practice Quizzes Download the Reaction Flashcards (PDF) Download the Org 1 Summary Sheets (PDF) Download the Org 2 Summary…

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Decarboxylation

…acetoacetic acid synthesis, respectively. We’ll go through some examples, show how not to do the arrow pushing (and how to avoid a common mistake) and then try to explain why…

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Introduction To UV-Vis Spectroscopy

…reflected, and orange is the complementary color of blue. For example, this molecule, Rhodamine B [Note 3] absorbs at about 560 nm (green) and appears red , the complimentary color…

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Nucleophilic Addition To Carbonyls

…Chem. Soc., Trans., 1903,83, 995-1005 DOI: 10.1039/CT9038300995 2.CXXII.—Reactions involving the addition of hydrogen cyanide to carbon compounds. Part II. Cyanohydrins regarded as complex acids Arthur Lapworth J. Chem. Soc., Trans.,…

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Acidic cleavage of ethers (SN2)

…In the case where the ether being cleaved is secondary and has a stereocenter, there will be inversion of configuration. Examples: Notes: The third example could also be written “H3O+”…

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