Introduction to Acid-Base Reactions
Following up on the 4 major classes of reactions you encounter in Org 1, let’s look at the first of those four: acid base reactions.
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Acid Base Reactions In Organic Chemistry
An Introduction to Acid Base Reactions In Organic Chemistry Now that we’ve described how to figure out where the electrons are in a molecule, the
Read moreFive Key Factors That Influence Acidity
Five Key Factors That Affect Acidity Today we’ll talk about five key factors that determine acidity for different molecules and a mnemonic (ARIO, or CARDIO)
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Basicity In Organic Chemistry: Some Basicity Trends In this article we go through some important basicity trends in organic chemistry. (Previous article – Acidity Trends) The
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The Acidity Constant Ka (And Its Negative Logarithm pKa ) Is An Extremely Useful Measure Of Acidity So last time we went through all the
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Today we’ll talk about an incredibly important skill that might take some time to grasp but pays tremendous dividends. We’ll go through the exact details of how to use a pKa table. Understanding the proper use of a pKa table will give you the ability to recognize which acid-base reactions will happen and which will not. This will come up a lot as you progress through Org 1 and Org 2. It might be helpful to go back and review some of the factors that affect acidity that were talked about earlier.
Read moreThe pKa Table Is Your Friend
The importance of pKa values in organic chemistry can’t be overestimated, in my opinion. Not knowing pKa values in organic chemistry is like not knowing
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Reversible And Irreversible Acid-Base Reactions Last time we learned about pKa and how it’s the closest thing we have to a universal measurement of the
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Acid-Base Reactions Are Generally Faster Than Substitution Or Addition Reactions Here is a very common dilemma in organic chemistry as you move through the latter parts
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Putting Acidity In Perspective One concept that always seems to have a hard time getting through is that of pKa. No matter how many times
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