Elimination (E2) of alkyl halides to give alkenes
Description: Addition of strong base to an alkyl halide results in elimination to form a new C–C π bond. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only….
Read moreDescription: Addition of strong base to an alkyl halide results in elimination to form a new C–C π bond. The rest of this page is available to MOC Members only….
Read more…We’ll have more to say about this when we address synthesis in aromatic compounds, but just take a gander at these two examples…. Two more examples of reversing the polarity…
Read more…you’re dealing with free radical chlorination. [See: Selectivity in Free-Radical Reactions] We’ve seen that an exception to this “boring” behavior can be found in the free-radical bromination of so-called “allylic”…
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Read more…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…
Read more…Reactions Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Via Arynes (MOC Membership) Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Practice Problems (MOC Membership) Some other examples of substitution Methods for generating benzyne Roberts’ degradation study Some other examples…
Read more…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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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…
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