The Haworth Projection
The Haworth Projection The Haworth Projection is a convenient notation for showing the structure of sugars. Since every substituent points either straight up or straight
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Cyclohexane Conformations
Conformations of Cyclohexane (and Cyclopentane) In the last post, we saw that ring strain of cyclopropane and cyclobutane were 27 and 26 kcal/mol respectively. They
Read moreCyclohexane Chair Conformation: An Aerial Tour
A Fly-by Of The Cyclohexane Chair Conformation Sometimes words just don’t do the job, so I built a model of the cyclohexane chair and took
Read moreHow To Draw The Cyclohexane Chair Conformation
How To Easily Draw Your First Cyclohexane Chair Using the “Parallelogram Technique” Now that we’ve had an aerial tour of the cyclohexane chair, we’re going to
Read moreThe Cyclohexane Chair Flip – Energy Diagram
Energy Diagram Of The Cyclohexane Chair Flip In the last post, we showed a video of a cyclohexane ring flip – turning a cyclohexane chair
Read moreRanking The Bulkiness Of Substituents On Cyclohexanes: “A-Values”
“A-Values” For Substituted Cyclohexanes “A-Values” are a numerical way of rating the bulkiness of substituents on a cyclohexane ring. The “A-Value” represents the difference in
Read moreAntiperiplanar Relationships: The E2 Reaction and Cyclohexane Rings
Antiperiplanar Relationships Between C-H And The Leaving Group: The E2 Reaction and Cyclohexane Rings Here we come to a very testable application of the E2 reaction
Read moreLevels of Mastery
Here’s an idea I’ve been playing with: levels of mastery. Growing up with video games, it’s an idea that is intuitively familiar, but not often
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