Putting It Together
…want to make as complete a list of the bonds that form and break as possible – including all the hydrogens. Like this: Part 2: Asking “what are some potential…
Read more…want to make as complete a list of the bonds that form and break as possible – including all the hydrogens. Like this: Part 2: Asking “what are some potential…
Read more…for the example on top: The example on the left (with dashes and wedges) is slower to draw than the example on the right, and furthermore, in doing so, no…
Read more…with an advanced practice problem they were struggling with. Here’s the problem. I really hope this wasn’t for a take home exam or anything. I want to show an example…
Read more…use your hands. Let’s say you’re given this problem: pretty typical for an Org 1 midterm. While the silence of the exam hall is punctuated by the popping of a…
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Read more“Learn the concepts! Don’t memorize!”. It’s one of the most common sentences found in the many examples of instructors’ essays on “How to Succeed in Organic Chemistry”. But what does…
Read more…electrocyclic ring-opening of cis-3,4-dimethylcyclobutene the trans,trans-diene is formed instead of the cis-, trans- product we observed under “thermal” conditions. Also note that trans-3,4-dimethylcyclobutene gives the cis-,trans- product under photochemical conditions!…
Read more…comparative anatomy lab with a dead cat, shark, salamander and sea lamprey in an effort to cram almost 500+ different pieces of information into his skull for an exam this…
Read more…122 (24), 5861-5865 DOI: 10.1021/ja000295g This paper examines computationally whether ‘Anti-Bredt’ olefins can be formed by formation of the bridgehead carbene followed by rearrangement. In the conclusion, the paper states,…
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