What To Expect In Organic Chemistry 2
Organic Chemistry 2 Is Largely About “Resonance” A large part of organic chemistry 1 is devoted to laying the foundations: introducing structural concepts such as
Read moreOrganic Chemistry 2 Is Largely About “Resonance” A large part of organic chemistry 1 is devoted to laying the foundations: introducing structural concepts such as
Read moreElectrophilic Aromatic Substitution: The Mechanism Electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reactions proceed through a two-step mechanism. In the first step, the aromatic ring, acting as a
Read moreA Shortcut For Determining The Hybridization Of An Atom In A Molecule Here’s a shortcut for how to determine the hybridization of an atom in
Read moreWhat Is “Aromaticity”, Anyway? In this post we introduce “aromaticity”, a term for describing a collection of three [Note 1] main properties that distinguish benzene
Read moreRules For Aromaticity: The 4 Key Factors In the last post we introduced the concept of aromaticity, a property of some unusually stable organic molecules such
Read moreHückel’s Rule: What Does 4n+2 Mean? “4n+2 is not a formula that you apply to see if your molecule is aromatic. It is a formula
Read moreAromatic vs Antiaromatic vs Non Aromatic Practice Exercises Our last post in this series on aromaticity went through the 4 conditions a molecule must fulfill
Read moreAntiaromatic Compounds Are Unusually Unstable What are the key factors that determine whether a molecule is antiaromatic? It is similar to the requirements for aromaticity,
Read moreThe Pi Molecular Orbitals of Benzene Today, let’s go through how to draw out the molecular orbitals of benzene. We’ll compare them with the molecular
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
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