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When figuring out what the product of a reaction is, there are really two important steps. 1. Figuring out where the electrons go. 2. Drawing
Read moreWhen figuring out what the product of a reaction is, there are really two important steps. 1. Figuring out where the electrons go. 2. Drawing
Read moreHow To Draw The Enantiomer Of A Compound – The Single Swap Rule Exchanging any two groups on a chiral center will flip the R/S
Read moreCurved Arrows In Organic Chemistry: Always Change Two (And Only Two!) Charges Here’s a handy little trick for accounting for charges when you draw curved
Read moreIt’s a common misconception that the sciences are impersonal and somehow “less human” than, well, the “humanities”. I beg to differ. Is there any trait
Read moreOne of the things I like about teaching is that it helps me realize some of the things I take for granted that newcomers find
Read moreDrawing cyclohexane chair forms can be a tricky business. While it’s often intuitive to pick out which groups are up and down when they’re axial
Read moreHere’s an idea I’ve been playing with: levels of mastery. Growing up with video games, it’s an idea that is intuitively familiar, but not often
Read moreMolecules Can Be Drawn In Lots Of Different Ways One of the skills you have to develop early in Org 1 is to learn the
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