Cycloalkanes – Ring Strain In Cyclopropane And Cyclobutane
Ring Strain In Cyclopropane and Cyclobutane In the last post we saw that cyclopropane and cyclobutane have an unusually high “ring strain” of 27 kcal/mol
Read moreRing Strain In Cyclopropane and Cyclobutane In the last post we saw that cyclopropane and cyclobutane have an unusually high “ring strain” of 27 kcal/mol
Read moreConformations 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 moreBredt’s Rule: Why Don’t Bridgehead Double Bonds Form? This post is all about Bredt’s Rule (1924): double bonds cannot be placed at the bridgehead of
Read moreLast time we talked about how some interesting electronic effects can lead to unexpected results in organic chemistry. Today we look at three examples of
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