The way by which ethylene oxide kills off microbes is through a reaction known as alkylation. This is a process whereby a hydrogen atom is replaced by an alkyl group. The details of that are best left for a chemistry lesson, but I'll explain what that means in the context of something ...
Introduction An alcohol is composed of a hydroxyl group attached to a saturated carbon atom. Alcohols on a molecular level can be transformed into alkenes. For this reaction to occur, the alcohol must be dehydrated. Alcohols are capable of being transformed under two known reaction mechanisms, E1...
What compound is the expected product of the alkenes shown below? Addition Reaction: In addition reaction, the Markovnikov rule is a very important rule. According to this rule in an addition reaction, the hydrogen is added to that carbon which has already more hydrogens atom than the oth...
What is the mechanism for each of the following (in image) with HBr? Which of these reactions is faster? Hydrohalogenation of Alkenes Alkenes will undergo hydrohalogenation reaction to give alkyl halides. For example, an alkene will react with HBr to giv...
N-Iodosuccinimide (NIS) is an electrophilic iodide. The use of NIS as an electrophilic iodinating agent for aldehydes, ketones and alkenes is well reported but recent developments have seen a host of further applications, such as the use of Brønsted or Lewis acids to improve its reactivity...
Identify the target compound as a 1,5-dicarbonyl compound, which is a typical product of a Michael addition reaction. Recognize that the Michael addition involves the conjugate addition of a nucleophile to an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound. ...
Step 1: Understand the concept of nodes. In molecular orbital (MO) theory, a node is a region where the probability of finding an electron is zero. There are two types of nodes: radial nodes and planar nodes. In this problem, we are interested in p...
N-Bromosuccinimide (NBS) in combination with LiBr can also be used in the dibromination of alkenes, alkynes, and allenes.21 Even though NBS also serves as a bromination reagent via a radical pathway, it can also be a source of electrophilic Br+. The dibromination reaction proceeds within ...
What is Hydroamination? Hydroamination is a reaction that involves the addition of a hydrogen and an amino group across an unsaturated C-C bond, such as that in alkenes or in alkynes. It is a form of hydrofunctionalization with the functional group being an amine or amino derivative. Hydroamin...
The reaction mechanism involves carbocation formation after the leaving group departs. 6 Carbanion Formed through deprotonation or electron addition. Lithium diisopropylamide (LDA) is used to form carbanions for reactions. 4 Carbocation A carbocation () is an ion with a positively charged carbon atom...