The Williamson Ether Synthesis
The Williamson Ether Synthesis In the Williamson Ether Synthesis, an alkyl halide (or sulfonate, such as a tosylate or mesylate) undergoes nucleophilic substitution (SN2) by an alkoxide to give an ether.
Read moreThe Williamson Ether Synthesis In the Williamson Ether Synthesis, an alkyl halide (or sulfonate, such as a tosylate or mesylate) undergoes nucleophilic substitution (SN2) by an alkoxide to give an ether.
Read moreHow To Make Ethers With Alcohols And Acid Symmetrical ethers can be made from the acid-catalyzed dehydration of primary alcohols. A classic example is the
Read moreAcidic Cleavage of Ethers Can Proceed Through an SN2 or SN1 Mechanism, Depending On The Structure Ethers do not undergo very many reactions. One key
Read moreHydration of Alkenes to Give Alcohols When alkenes are treated with aqueous acid (H3O+) they can be converted to alcohols. Formation of the new C-OH
Read moreFunctional Groups Summary Sheet I thought it would be good to make a summary sheet based on functional groups, so here one is: Functional Group
Read moreSN2 Reaction Examples To Give Alcohols, Ethers, Thiols, Sulfies, Alkynes, and More. Having gone through the mechanism of the SN2 reaction, let’s take a second
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