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Alkene Addition Pattern #1: The “Carbocation Pathway”

…proceed through the same key steps. They all share the same pattern of regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. Learn one mechanism, learn them all! https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Carbocation-pathway.mp4 There’s one last wrinkle with this family…

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Oxymercuration Demercuration of Alkenes

…Flip 3. The Mechanism of Oxymercuration Goes Through A 3-Membered “Mercurinium Ion” The first step of oxymercuration results in a new organomercury compound with a C-Hg bond. Unlike many compounds…

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Bond Strengths And Radical Stability

common in organic chemistry, leads to the formation of at least one charged species [ions]]. Therefore, BDE is essentially a measure of free radical stability, at least for C-H bonds….

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