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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

…the examples we showed above (straight chain acids, alpha- and gamma- keto acids, and so on). Well… it all comes down to basicity (again) You’ve probably noticed by now that…

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Reaction Guide Updates

…Phosphines 1,2- and 1,4- Additions To Dienes Reduction of Alkyl Halides to Alkanes with LiAlH4 Cope Elimination In addition, over the past year or so, all Reaction Guide pages have…

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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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