Decarboxylation
…acetoacetic acid synthesis, respectively. We’ll go through some examples, show how not to do the arrow pushing (and how to avoid a common mistake) and then try to explain why…
Read more…acetoacetic acid synthesis, respectively. We’ll go through some examples, show how not to do the arrow pushing (and how to avoid a common mistake) and then try to explain why…
Read more200+ Printable Organic Reaction Flashcards Here’s the PDF of version 1 of Flashcards. Just a heads up – it’s pretty big (11 MB) – but has 210 reactions, front and…
Read more…bottom-most six membered ring. This is a common theme in natural product biosynthesis, by the way: complexity by way of oxidation of simpler precursors. Treating morphine with acetic anhydride gives…
Read more…Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/182129490@N06/collections The set of 350 .CDX files can be downloaded here for free, along with an XLS that contains the DOIs. Coll Org Syn Chemdraw (.zip) including XLSX spreadsheet…
Read more…60-page non-shrunk version is available upon request if you purchase (some testers found the 15-page version too small). Page 1 (Index and Alkanes) sample page HERE (PDF). Perfect if you’re…
Read more…will be inversion of configuration. Another example: Opening of tetrahydrofuran (THF) with aqueous acid: Test Yourself! Click to Flip Click to Flip Click to Flip (Advanced) References and Further Reading…
Read more…of this page is available to MOC Members only. To get access to this page, plus over 1500 quizzes, the Reaction Encyclopedia, Org 1 / Org 2 summary sheets, and…
Read more…through Skype, and started MasterOrganicChemistry.com . Since then I’ve spent several thousand hours working 1-on-1 with undergraduates taking introductory organic chemistry, mostly in the U.S.A. and Canada, but also in…
Read more…been updated with completely new images that incorporate additional examples, redrawn mechanisms, and fixed typos. Hundreds of references to key papers from the literature have also been added. Thanks to…
Read more…of testing how well you understand a given reaction without them having to introduce any new concepts. So I would be negligent if I omitted examples of intramolecular aldol reactions,…
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