Draw The Ugly Version First
An Important Organic Chemistry Exam Tip – Draw The “Ugly Version” First (See examples of relevant quiz questions at the bottom) When figuring out what
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How To Draw The Enantiomer Of A Chiral Molecule
How To Draw The Enantiomer Of A Compound – The Single Swap Rule Exchanging any two groups on a chiral center will flip the R/S
Read moreThe Principle of Least Effort
It’s a common misconception that the sciences are impersonal and somehow “less human” than, well, the “humanities”. I beg to differ. Is there any trait
Read morePutting Diels-Alder Products in Perspective
One of the things I like about teaching is that it helps me realize some of the things I take for granted that newcomers find
Read moreThe Ups and Downs of Cyclohexanes
Drawing cyclohexane chair forms can be a tricky business. While it’s often intuitive to pick out which groups are up and down when they’re axial
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Here’s an idea I’ve been playing with: levels of mastery. Growing up with video games, it’s an idea that is intuitively familiar, but not often
Read moreThe Many, Many Ways of Drawing Butane
Molecules Can Be Drawn In Lots Of Different Ways One of the skills you have to develop early in Org 1 is to learn the
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