Putting Diels-Alder Products in Perspective
One of the things I like about teaching is that it helps me realize some of the things I take for granted that newcomers find difficult. The other night I…
Read moreOne of the things I like about teaching is that it helps me realize some of the things I take for granted that newcomers find difficult. The other night I…
Read more…when compared with enzymes, antibodies, DNA sequences, etc) Short time frame – most experiments are complete within 24 h. The example above was replicated within 72h of the paper appearing…
Read more…helpful in being able to see this (much more so than the Newman projection, for instance, which is more helpful for examining conformations). Now because we are all lazy, it…
Read more…of a clearing house of various GIFS that have been made in collaboration with @jctran to illustrate the interconversion of resonance forms, and will be updated as new ones are…
Read more…this be his elusive enantiocat? He even got a picture: So I ran over to Walter’s immediately. This was exciting, because I’d been looking for enantio-Moe for a long time….
Read more…One common painful experience is to get exam results back and realize that you understood the material but got a poorer grade than you expected due to the accumulation of…
Read more…tutoring a chance. It continues to be a thrill to just open my computer and video chat about organic chemistry with people all over the world. Location matters less than…
Read more…reactions and concepts are tested cumulatively. Thread #4: Commenter Chobitpersocom: Focus on understanding, not memorizing. Treat it like puzzle solving. My Q To This Commenter: What would be an example…
Read more…Shows It Is Not Flat Examples of Substituted Allenes With Mirror Planes An Example of A Chiral, Di-Substituted Allene Chiral Allenes Have an “Axis of Chirality” Summary: How Do I…
Read more…The Importance of “Orbital Symmetry” What About Electrocyclic Ring Opening? Electrocyclic Reactions Are Stereospecific Electrocyclic Ring Closure (And Opening) Under “Photochemical” Conditions Summary: 6 pi Electrocyclic Ring Opening and Closure…
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