Rearrangements in Alkene Addition Reactions
Carbocation Rearrangements In Alkene Addition Reactions In exploring reactions that proceed along the carbocation pathway, every once in awhile you might see an example of
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Oxymercuration Demercuration of Alkenes
Oxymercuration Demercuration of Alkenes Treatment of alkenes with mercury (II) salts and water leads to the addition of water and mercury across the C-C pi
Read moreAlkene Addition Pattern #2: The “Three-Membered Ring” Pathway
The “Three-Membered Ring” Pathway In Alkene Mechanisms: Halogenation, Oxymercuration, Halohydrin Formation, and Acidic Epoxide Opening In the last post we walked through a proposal for
Read moreAlkene Addition Pattern #3: The “Concerted” Pathway
“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 moreThe 4 Major Classes of Reactions in Org 1
At least 80% of the reactions you will learn in Org 1 fall into one of these 4 categories. The sooner you can get into the habit of recognizing bond formation and breakage the better off you will be.
Read moreA Fourth Alkene Addition Pattern – Free Radical Addition
Free Radical Addition Of HBr To Alkenes With ROOR (Peroxides) We’ve seen that there are three major alkene reactivity patterns [carbocation, three membered ring, and
Read moreThe SN1, E1, and Alkene Addition Reactions All Pass Through A Carbocation Intermediate
The Carbocation Intermediate That Connects The SN1, E1, And Alkene Addition Reactions Was going to include this in my last post but it was getting
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A few months ago after putting up this post on “Hidden Hydrogens, Hidden Lone Pairs, and Hidden Counterions”, commenter Stewie Griffin made me aware of
Read moreHow Reactions Are Like Music
One of the joys of this video is watching the reactions of the audience as it is revealed that song after familar song – from
Read moreAll About Enamines
Enamines – formation, properties, reactions, and mechanisms. Enamines are formed from the reaction of a secondary amine with an aldehyde or ketone. Because they have
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