Cyclopropanation of Alkenes
…kit, you will quickly discover that the little pieces of plastic will not forgive you for trying to bend them into a constrained triangular shape. Given this, it might come…
Read more…kit, you will quickly discover that the little pieces of plastic will not forgive you for trying to bend them into a constrained triangular shape. Given this, it might come…
Read more…read ahead too far. Before I say why, let me first say that a major part of the studying and learning in this class for me is the composition of…
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Read more…has been completely purged of oxygen. Don’t add finely divided metal catalyst to a flask containing hydrogen and oxygen; fires can result this way. Raney nickel comes with H2 already…
Read more…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…
Read more…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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Read more…starts in Fall 2012. If I am accepted, O.chem is one of 6 courses I must have completed. I cannot fail!… So I can be competitive with other schools, I…
Read more…tests (20% each) and a final (25%). Each of the tests had 5 (out of 100) extra credit points, no extra credit for the quiz, just a hair of extra…
Read moreDescription: Addition of a dihalogen such as iodine, bromine or chlorine to a methyl ketone in the presence of base results in a carboxylic acid and a haloform (such as…
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