Reactions on the “Benzylic” Carbon: Bromination And Oxidation
The carbon adjacent to an aromatic ring – the “benzylic” carbon – can participate in several useful and interesting reactions. Today we’ll provide examples and
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Orbital Hybridization And Bond Strengths
How Orbital Hybridization Affects Bond Strengths Understanding the concept of hybrid orbitals (see previous post) lets you make accurate predictions about trends in bond strengths.
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Bond Dissociation Energies And Radical Stability The last article discussed factors which stabilize – and destabilize – free radials. So how do we quantify free-radical
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