Hydration and Oxymercuration of Alkynes
Hydration and Oxymercuration of Alkynes Via Keto-Enol Tautomerism Alkyne chemistry bears many resemblances to alkene chemistry, but in these first few posts on the subject,
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Alkyne Hydrohalogenation – Addition of HX To Alkynes – HCl, HBr, and HI In the previous three posts on alkynes we’ve introduced some new reactions
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Halogenation of Alkynes With Br2 and Cl2 Like alkenes, alkynes can undergo halogenation with Cl2, and Br2 When 1 equivalent of the halogen is used,
Read moreOxidation of Alkynes With O3 and KMnO4
Oxidation of Alkynes with Ozone and KMnO4 As we’ve seen previously, alkenes (olefins) can be oxidized to carbonyl compounds (aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids) with ozone
Read moreOrganic Reaction Flashcards Version 2.0 Is Here!
Do you ever study by making flashcards of reactions? You might recall that a few months ago Rich Apodaca (of Metamolecular) and myself released the
Read moreAlkenes To Alkynes Via Halogenation And Elimination Reactions
Formation of Alkynes Via Double Elimination Of Halides Alkynes can be produced from vicinal or geminal dihalides through double elimination reactions. The usual choice of
Read moreAlkynes Are A Blank Canvas
Alkynes: The Gateway To Organic Synthesis Now that we’ve gone through all the major reactions of alkynes, we can take a step back and look
Read moreAnother Exercise In Mind Reading
Here’s another great example of how one reagent used in a certain context performs one thing, and in a different context performs a completely different
Read moreIn Summary: Free Radicals
A Summary Of Topics For Free-Radical Reactions So what have we learned in this series about free radicals? Lots of things. We’ve seen that they
Read moreAn Exercise In Mind Reading?
The other day while going through Claisen condensations with a student, we came upon this pretty typical problem: The student duly deprotonated the alpha carbon
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