The true key to successful mastery of alkene reactions lies in practice practice practice. However, when you have a homework assignment, quiz,exam around the corner, it helps to have a reaction summary guide for quick reference. That's why I created this alkene reaction overview. This guide i...
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Many students won’t cover thioethers in organic chemistry, and those who do typically see them in late orgo 1 reactions. Anytime you see the prefix‘thio’, immediately think ofsulfur. Thioether, as the name implies, is a thio (or sulfur) version of the ether. ...
Organic Chemistry Reaction Map Diagram Reaction pathway overview for alkene and alkyne reactions including radicals, alcohols, carbonyls, epoxides and grignards. If you find this helpful please click the share buttons above
Organic Chemistry Functional Groups: A Complete Guide to Recognizing, Drawing, and Naming (+ Priority Cheat Sheet at bottom) A functional group is a specific group of atoms that helps determine the chemistry and reactivity of the overall molecule. When classifying functional groups, we look at bot...
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Cheat Sheet Video 1 – Introduction to Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution The EAS Intro video below gives you a detailed overview of the EAS reaction, along with a comparison to alkene addition reactions and the need for aSuper-Electrophile ...