Reducing Sugars
Reducing Sugars Reducing sugars are small carbohydrates (usually containing one or two sugar units) that are capable of acting as reducing agents towards metal salts
Read moreAldehydes and Ketones: 14 Reactions With The Same Mechanism
The Simple Two-Step Pattern For Seven Key Reactions Of Aldehydes And Ketones “There are just so many reactions! I can’t remember all the mechanisms!!” – distressed
Read moreAromatic Synthesis (1): Order Of Operations
Planning An Aromatic Synthesis: Putting Reactions In The Right Order When planning a synthesis of simple aromatic compounds, it’s not enough to pick the right
Read moreSome Reactions of Azides
Azide Ion: Structure, Properties, and Substitution Reactions Table of Contents The Azide Ion Is A Great Nucleophile Organic Azides As “Masked” Amines Exploding On The
Read moreSynthesis of Benzene Derivatives (2): Polarity Reversal
Synthesis of Benzene Derivatives: Converting ortho-,para- directors into meta- directors and vice versa. In planning the synthesis of simple benzene derivatives and other aromatic compounds,
Read moreThe Big Damn Post Of Carbohydrate-Related Chemistry Definitions
Man, is there ever a lot of sugar nomenclature to know! This post aims to provide single place giving you the definitions of terms like
Read moreThe 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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“s-cis and s-trans conformations of dienes.” What does those terms mean? The “s–cis” is a conformation where both double bonds are on the same side
Read moreAromatic Synthesis (3): Sulfonyl Blocking Groups
The Sulfonyl Blocking-Group Strategy For Synthesis of Aromatic Molecules Or, how to just get the “ortho” product without any para- . Table of Contents Why
Read moreThe Hofmann Elimination
The Hofmann Elimination Of Alkylammonium Salts: Examples and Mechanism The Hofmann Elimination is an elimination reaction of alkylammonium salts that forms C-C double bonds [pi
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