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Wittig Reaction

…1979 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (along with the father of hydroboration, H.C. Brown). The two components of this reaction are: a carbonyl compound (aldehydes and ketones both work, but not…

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Reagent Friday: Sodium Periodate

commonly used as an oxidant in carbohydrate chemistry, as this paper describes. It is used to cleave 1,2-glycols and differentiate between different kinds of glycol groups. (1’R)-(−)-2,4-O-ETHYLIDENE-D-ERYTHROSE AND ETHYL (E)-(−)-4,6-O-ETHYLIDENE-(4S,5R,1’R)-4,5,6-TRIHYDROXY-2-HEXENOATE…

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What Makes A Good Nucleophile?

…to form a new covalent bond. Nucleophilicity is measured by comparing reaction rates; the faster the reaction, the better (or, “stronger”) the nucleophile. Table of Contents Reminder: Nucleophilicity Is Measured…

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