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Reactions Of Acetylide Ions: Mechanisms And Predicting The Products

Acetylide ion is created by the deprotonation of terminal acetylene (triple bond at the end of the chain) by a very strong base such as...

Alkene Addition Reactions: A Complete Guide To Predicting The Products With Correct Stereochemistry.

1. Hydrohalogenation The reagent for this reaction is HX, where X is either Cl, Br or I. Product: Turn double bond into single and add X...

E1 and E2 Reactions: The Complete Guide

Both E1 and E2 reactions are elimination reactions. This means they produce a double bond in the product. The chart below summarizes key...

SN1 versus SN2 reactions: A Complete Chart Summary

Before we start our discussion of the SN1 and SN2 reactions, let's get introduced to some of the terms. Both reactions are nucleophilic...

How To Draw And Identify Enantiomers And Diastereomers?

Enantiomers are molecules that are nonsuperimposable mirror images of one another. This the official definition but we will use some tips...

How To Assign R or S Configuration (Absolute Configuration/The Cahn-Ingold-Prelog Rules)

Whenever we have a chiral carbon, there is a configuration that can be assigned to it, describing the spatial orientation of the groups...

How To Identify Meso Compounds?

A meso molecule is a molecule that has two or more chiral centers (carbons with four different groups) but yet is achiral due to having a...

How To Identify Chiral Centers ( Stereocenters, Chiral Carbons); The Complete Guide

Chiral center (also called stereogenic center, chiral carbon and stereo center) is a carbon that is attached to four different groups. In...

SN1 And SN2 Reactions Summary Chart And Video

Let's learn major differences between SN1 and SN2 with this easy to follow chart that explains differences in substrate, nucleophile and...

Select the member of each pair that shows the greater rate of SN2 reaction with KI in acetone?

Select the member of each pair that shows the greater rate of SN2 reaction with KI in acetone? In this problem, we can see what we are...