Master Organic Chemistry Reaction Guide

Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Reactions

…Enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-(R)-1-phenyl-3-methyl-1,2,4,5-tetrahydrobenz[d]azepine from (+)-(S)-N-methyl-1-phenyl ethanolamine (halostachine) via arene chromium tricarbonyl methodology Steven J. Coote, Stephen G. Davies, David Middlemiss, Alan Naylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30 (27), 3581-3588 DOI:…

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Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (NAS)

…placement of electron withdrawing groups ortho- or para- to the leaving group results in faster reactions than does the placement of electron withdrawing groups meta- to the leaving group Fluorine…

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Alkylation of Amines (Sucks!)

…Suck? Trends in the basicity of amines provide a classic example of why chemistry is so interesting; it’s deciphering the delicate trade-offs between various general factors in specific cases that…

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