Comparing Two Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions That Clearly Have Different Mechanisms Experiments tell us that nucleophilic substitution reactions generally fall into two main groups: In one group: The reaction
Read moreThe SN2 Reaction Mechanism Having gone through the two different types of substitution reactions, and talked about nucleophiles and electrophiles, we’re finally in a position
Read moreBicyclic Compounds – Fused Rings, Bridged Bicyclic Rings, and Spiro Bicyclic Rings In the previous post we started our discussion of structures with more than one
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
Read moreWe’ve spent a lot of time in previous posts “building up” and drawing out the molecular orbitals for various species. In this post we’ll learn
Read moreThe SN1 Reaction Mechanism There are two important classes of nucleophilic substitution mechanisms – the SN1 and SN2 mechanisms (See article – Two Types of
Read moreCurved Arrows: The Accounting System For Electron Movement If you think of electrons as the currency of chemistry, reactions are transactions of electrons between atoms.
Read moreA common problem students tell me is that they feel that they know the material, but when they write an exam, they don’t do well.
Read more“Concerted” Mechanisms In Alkene Addition Reactions: Hydroboration, Hydrogenation, Epoxidation, Dihydroxylation, And Simmons-Smith Cyclopropanation. In contrast to alkene addition reactions in the Carbocation Pathway and the
Read moreWhat’s organic chemistry, and how is it different from most classes you’ll encounter? In this post I share a few useful metaphors from commenters on
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