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Bond Fission Explained: Homolytic vs. Heterolytic Splits
Bond fission, the process of breaking chemical bonds, can occur in two ways: homolytic and heterolytic. In homolytic fission, the bond breaks evenly, with each atom receiving one electron, resulting in the formation of free radicals. In...
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Addition on Conjugated Polyunsaturated Systems
Looking at how addition reactions occur on conjugated polyunsaturated systems.
Catalyst University
Oxymercuration/Demurcuration: Theory, Mechanism, and Examples
Oxymercuration/Demurcuration: Theory, Mechanism, and Examples
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Ritter Reaction
It's the Ritter reaction! Named after its inventor, John Ritter. No, not the actor from Three's Company. A different guy. This is a great way to go from an alcohol or alkene to an amine. How does it work? What are chemists doing with...
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Hydrohalogenation, Hydration, Dihalogenation
An overview of several addition reactions.
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Practice Problem: Mechanism - Acid Catalysis
For this one we need to know what happens to alcohols under acidic conditions. Beware of tricky carbocations!
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Practice Problem: Synthetic Strategy
We've got starting material and we've got a target molecule, and we've gotta figure out how to make the transformation in just two steps. Sift through that bag of synthetic tricks!
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Practice Problem: Drawing Substitution and Elimination Products (SN1/SN2/E1/E2)
I know you guys are dying for more practice choosing between SN1/SN2/E1/E2 mechanisms, so hopefully this one helps a little. Make sure to look at all the factors we talked about in my tutorial on this topic!
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Practice Problem: Synthesis Challenge
We've got a target molecule to synthesize, and we have to start from benzene and other reagents of three carbons or less. How are we gonna do this? Think about the reactions you know, especially some electrophilic aromatic substitution,...
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Chemical Reactions : Nucleophilic substitution reactions
It explains multiple chemical reactions of haloalkanes with examples.
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Choosing Between SN1/SN2/E1/E2 Mechanisms
When looking at a substrate and a base/nucleophile, how do we know which one of the basic mechanisms will occur? Let's get some tips in here!
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Preparation of Alcohols
It explains various methods for preparation of alcohols and phenols and the chemical properties and reactions of alcohols and phenols.
Catalyst University
Identifying Regions of Molecule with Resonance
Identifying Regions of Molecule with Resonance
Khan Academy
Markovnikov's Rule and Carbocations, Alkenes and Alkynes, Organic chemistry
Markovnikov's rule is explained in the context of pent-1-ene and Hydrogen bromide. There is a review of electronegativity, which is helpful for viewers, and a recap of how valence electrons behave. The explanation for Markovnikov's rule...