Organocuprates (Gilman Reagents): How They’re Made
How Gilman Reagents (Organocuprates) Are Made Gilman reagents (organocuprates, often written as “R2CuLi” are not made the same way as Grignard or organolithium reagents. Instead of
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Making Alkyl Halides From Alcohols
Making Alkyl Halides From Alcohols In today’s post we show that treating alcohols with HCl, HBr, or HI (which all fall under the catch-all term
Read moreHydrohalogenation of Alkenes and Markovnikov’s Rule
Hydrohalogenation of Alkenes and Markovnikov’s Rule When hydrohalic acids (HCl, HBr, HI) are added to alkenes, addition reactions can occur, resulting in formation of a
Read moreAlkyl Halide Reaction Map And Summary
Alkyl Halide Reaction Map In the last post, we began our discussion of synthesis by starting with the reactions of alkanes. Since we’ve learned only
Read moreElimination Reactions (2): The Zaitsev Rule
Elimination Reactions: The Zaitsev Rule Elimination reactions usually occur such that they are removing a hydrogen from the carbon attached to the fewest hydrogens. This
Read moreThe E1 Reaction
The E1 Reaction – Three Key Pieces of Evidence, and a Mechanism Last time in this walkthrough on elimination reactions, we talked about two types
Read moreSynthesis (5) – Reactions of Alkynes
A Reaction Map For Alkynes (PDF) Today, we’re going to add the reactions of alkynes to our reaction map, which will bring to a close
Read morePrimary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary In Organic Chemistry
How To Recognize Primary, Secondary, Tertiary (and sometimes Quaternary) Hydrocarbons, Carbocations, Alkyl Halides, Alcohols, Amines, and Amides. Primary (1°), secondary (2°), tertiary (3°) and quaternary
Read moreThionyl Chloride (SOCl2)
Thionyl Chloride, SOCl2 – Reaction With Carboxylic Acids to Give Acid Halides Thionyl chloride (SOCl2) is a useful reagent for converting carboxylic acids to acid chlorides.
Read moreIntroduction to Free Radical Substitution Reactions
The four posts on acid-base, substitution, addition, and elimination covered the 4 main reactions in organic chemistry I. In this second series of posts we go beyond these to introduce a
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