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Hydrogenation of double bond
1. heterogeneous metal catalyst. 1. pd/c is better than pt. because it won’t hydrogenate aromatic rings. 2. Benzyl ether and trityl ether can be kept by addition of nitrogen containing base (Py,… more →
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A Beginners Guide to Organic Chemistry Part 2
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wrote 3 weeks ago: We left off last time talking about conjugation and stability. You know what that means … Did … more →
The difference between benzene and an alkene reacting with bromine
wrote 1 month ago: A worked example from an F324 paper about the between benzene and an alkene reacting with bromine … more →
The mechanism for electrophilic addition of bromine to an alkene
wrote 1 month ago: How to draw the mechanism for the electrophilic addition of bromine to an alkene … more →
Differentiating Organic Chemistry
wrote 1 month ago: I am busy planning for the second term of our school year. This term I am covering organic chemistry … more →
Tips I learnt from my chemistry teacher (...and still remember 6 years on)
wrote 2 months ago: My old chemistry teacher was a character, to say the least. Looking back I almost find it surprising … more →
Reaction Mechanisms: Part II - The Alkyne Zipper Reaction
wrote 1 year ago: One of the more interesting reactions introduced to Organic Chemistry students when studying additio … more →
The Wittig Reaction, Part Two
wrote 1 year ago: The mechanism of the Wittig reaction is not without controversy. Two principal researchers, Prof. Ed … more →
The Wittig Reaction, Part One
wrote 1 year ago: The alkene functionality is a fundamental building block in synthetic organic chemistry. It is pract … more →
The E1 Reaction
wrote 1 year ago: There are two principle sets of conditions favoring the E1 Reaction (elimination, unimolecular). Fir … more →
Organic Stereochemistry: Part One
wrote 1 year ago: One of the exams you’ll have in organic chemistry will cover the concept of stereochemistry. In its … more →
China, Hangzhou: chemical spills taints city's water supply, schools closed
wrote 1 year ago: Two separate pollution incidents have hit the drinking water supply of the Chinese city of Hangzhou … more →
McMurry reaction
wrote 2 years ago: Reaction scheme … more →
Organic Chemistry
wrote 2 years ago: Today, I will talk about organic chemistry. At first, I will start with the materials in my chemistr … more →
Organics 1
wrote 3 years ago: (I just googled aldehyde synthesis. It was horrific. They’re coming up. Stay tuned.) We are ba … more →
The science of Breaking Bad: Peekaboo
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wrote 3 years ago: Breaking Bad : Season 2 : Episode 6: “Peekaboo” Walt in the teaching lab. Walt is finall … more →
Hydrogenation of double bond
wrote 5 years ago: 1. heterogeneous metal catalyst. 1. pd/c is better than pt. because it won’t hydrogenate aroma … more →
alkene to alkyne
wrote 5 years ago: 1. dibromination.DCM. 0 C or -78C if you have bromine sensitive group( for example: benzyl ether) 2. … more →
petasis reagent: (cp)2Ti(cyclopropane)2
wrote 5 years ago: Cp2Ti(cyclopropane)2 is used to convert a ketone into cyclopropane-alkene. 1. making of this reagent … more →
Stereoselective Olefin Isomerization Leading to Asymmetric Quaternary Carbon Construction
wrote 5 years ago: a good article by Prof. Scott Nelson, University of Pittsburgh, Org. Lett., 9 (12), 2325 -2328, 2007 … more →
