How Protonation and Deprotonation Affect Reactivity
Protonation and Deprotonation: How They Affect Reactivity One thing has been missing from our discussion of acid-base reactions. Who cares? What does it matter that
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Nucleophile attacks Electrophile
Pretty much every reaction in organic chemistry boils down to “nucleophile attacks electrophile”.
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I put together this summary sheet for the reaction of nucleophiles with carbonyls (click for larger image, see link to downloadable PDF below). It summarizes the two key concepts that are important to understand for these reactions: the effect of electronic and steric factors on nucleophilic addition.
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