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Tosylates And Mesylates

All About Tosylates and Mesylates By themselves, alcohols are poor leaving groups since the hydroxide ion (HO-) is a strong base The OH group can

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PBr3 and SOCl2

PBr3 and SOCl2: Reagents For Converting Alcohols To Good Leaving Groups Alcohols can be converted into alkyl halides with phosphorus tribromide (PBr3) or thionyl chloride

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Free Radical Reactions

Free Radical Reactions – Chlorination of Methane Alkanes are pretty boring, chemically speaking.  They don’t tend to undergo many reactions. However, when they are treated

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