Types of Isomers: Constitutional Isomers, Stereoisomers, Enantiomers, And Diastereomers How do we tell if molecules are “related”? And once we know that they are, how
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Are These Molecules Enantiomers, Diastereomers or The Same? A classic exam question is to determine whether two molecules are enantiomers, diastereomers or the same. This
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A few weeks ago we moved away from our old neighborhood where I first saw Sawhorse Cat. However a few days ago my friend Walter
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Let’s recap what we’ve talked about so far. Sawhorse cat and Freaky Sawhorse cat are constitutional isocats. But Freaky Sawhorse Cat has a mirror image of
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Regiochemistry (“Regioselectivity”) In The Diels-Alder Reaction The Diels-Alder is an onion, and we just keep peeling back the layers. When non-symmetrical dienes react with non-symmetrical
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