The SN2 Mechanism
The SN2 Reaction Mechanism Having gone through the two different types of substitution reactions, and talked about nucleophiles and electrophiles, we’re finally in a position
Read moreThe SN2 Reaction Mechanism Having gone through the two different types of substitution reactions, and talked about nucleophiles and electrophiles, we’re finally in a position
Read moreSN2 Reaction Examples To Give Alcohols, Ethers, Thiols, Sulfies, Alkynes, and More. Having gone through the mechanism of the SN2 reaction, let’s take a second
Read moreThe SN1 Reaction Mechanism There are two important classes of nucleophilic substitution mechanisms – the SN1 and SN2 mechanisms (See article – Two Types of
Read moreComparing the SN1 and SN2 Reactions In nucleophilic substitution reactions, a bond between carbon and a leaving group (C–LG) is broken, and a new bond
Read moreTsCl (p-toluenesulfonyl chloride) And MsCl (methanesulfonylchloride) As Reagents In Organic Chemistry In a blatant plug for the Reagent Guide, each Friday I profile a different reagent
Read moreA 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 moreThe four posts on acid-base, substitution, addition, and elimination covered the 4 main reactions in organic chemistry I. In this second series of posts we go beyond these to introduce a
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