Instructor’s “kludges” of organic chemistry
A kludge, as commonly defined, is a workaround – an inelegant, quick and dirty solution to a problem. Miles Glacier Bridge Damage (and kludge) 1984 -(Wikipedia) When I’m teaching a…
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Di-isobutyl Aluminum Hydride (DIBAL) For The Partial Reduction of Esters and Nitriles
…reaction mixture is kept cold. It will also reduce other carbonyl compounds such as amides, aldehydes, ketones, and nitriles. Table of Contents Di-isobutyl Aluminum Hydride (DIBAL) Reduction of Esters to…
Read moreHammond’s Postulate
Last week Diana left this comment: I recently had my first orgo exam and one of the concepts that I have trouble visceralizing is Hammond’s Postulate. I can follow the…
Read moreWhat’s a Transition State?
…An intermediate is a species at an energy minimum in a reaction coordinate, and is (in theory) isolable. Carbocations and free-radicals are examples of intermediates. Transition State = The Point…
Read moreHow to Get An A In Organic Chemistry
…test, I would get psyched out. Practice STRENGTHS right before the test. This will build CONFIDENCE. Roll with the Punches: This class is tough and there were concepts that proved…
Read moreReagent Friday: PCC (Pyridinium Chlorochromate)
…in Org 1/ Org 2. Version 1.2 just got released, with a host of corrections and a new page index. What it’s used for: PCC is a milder version of…
Read more“Reagents”: A Pocket Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Chemistry
Reagents is a new app for iPhone and iPad that gives you all the key information about the most commonly encountered reagents in undergraduate organic chemistry courses. Here’s the key…
Read moreA Handy Rule of Thumb for Acid-Base Reactions
…We can use pKa to estimate the equilibrium constants for acid-base reactions. A handy rule of thumb for an acid-base reaction is that if the acid and the conjugate acid…
Read morePolar Protic? Polar Aprotic? Nonpolar? All About Solvents
…less than consistent about when to include solvents and when not to. So the whole exercise can come across as somewhat arbitrary: when do you know when to include the…
Read moreBlog Carnival: What the Cope Rearrangement Taught Me About Chemistry
…discovered a new oxy-Cope reaction. Now, I know what you’re thinking – “wait a second – didn’t Leo Paquette do all of those?”. Uproarious laughter from the crowd. Killin ’em!…
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