Functional Groups Summary Sheet
Functional Groups Summary Sheet I thought it would be good to make a summary sheet based on functional groups, so here one is: Functional Group
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The 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 moreReagent Friday: Potassium tert-butoxide [KOC(CH3)3]
Potassium tert-Butoxide (KOt-Bu) Is A Bulky Base In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide and the Reagents App for iPhone, each Friday I profile a different reagent that
Read moreSynthesis (5) – Reactions of Alkynes
A Reaction Map For Alkynes (PDF) Today, we’re going to add the reactions of alkynes to our reaction map, which will bring to a close
Read moreOxidation Ladders
Once you get a handle on oxidations and reductions, you might start to notice that with some molecules these reactions can proceed in sequences. For
Read moreSummary: Three Key Families Of Alkene Reaction Mechanisms
The Three Key Families Of Alkene Addition Reaction Mechanisms (Plus Two Minor Ones) In this post we’ll do a final review of alkene addition reactions
Read moreSynthesis (4) – Alkene Reaction Map, Including Alkyl Halide Reactions
Reaction Map: Reactions of Alkenes, Alkyl Halides, and Alkanes In the last post on alkenes we covered the reactions of alkyl halides and it made
Read moreSummary Sheet: Reactions of Alkenes
This summary sheet covers a huge number of the reactions of alkenes, as a downloadable PDF file.
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