Master Organic Chemistry Reaction Guide

Thermodynamic and Kinetic Products

…eat canned Ravioli. However this state of affairs did not last long. Within the next week my $1.14 can opener had opened (poorly!) about three or four cans before flying…

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What is Mutarotation?

…OH group on C-1 is on the same side of the ring as the C-5 substituent. Each of these two forms can be synthesized and isolated as pure compounds. The

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Reductive Amination

…One common reducing agent for this purposes is sodium cyanoborohydride (NaBH3CN) which can selectively reduce imines in the presence of aldehydes. Many other reducing agents (NaBH4, NaBH(OAc)3, etc.) can be…

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Diels Alder Practice Problems

These 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…

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