Identifying Where Substitution and Elimination Reactions Happen
Identifying Carbons Where Substitution and Elimination Reactions Can Take Place Substitution and elimination reactions need a leaving group in order for them to occur. Look
Read moreIdentifying Carbons Where Substitution and Elimination Reactions Can Take Place Substitution and elimination reactions need a leaving group in order for them to occur. Look
Read moreThe Role of The Substrate In Substitution & Elimination Reaction: SN2 vs E1/SN1 Deciding whether a reaction is SN1/SN2/E1/E2 first of all requires understanding the
Read moreThe Hofmann Elimination Of Alkylammonium Salts: Examples and Mechanism The Hofmann Elimination is an elimination reaction of alkylammonium salts that forms C-C double bonds [pi
Read moreCope Elimination The “Cope Elimination” is a reaction where an amine is oxidized to an intermediate called an “N-oxide“, which, when heated, acts as the
Read moreThe Williamson Ether Synthesis In the Williamson Ether Synthesis, an alkyl halide (or sulfonate, such as a tosylate or mesylate) undergoes nucleophilic substitution (SN2) by an alkoxide to give an ether.
Read moreAll About Tosylates and Mesylates By themselves, alcohols are poor leaving groups since the hydroxide ion (HO-) is a strong base The OH group can
Read morePOCl3 For The Elimination Of Alcohols To Alkenes Phosphorus oxychloride (POCl3) is a useful reagent for cleanly performing elimination reactions on alcohols. POCl3 converts the
Read moreSN1 / SN2 / E1 / E2 The Nucleophile / Base This article assumes you understand the mechanisms of the SN1/SN2/E1 and E2 reactions. For
Read moreFormation of Alkynes Via Double Elimination Of Halides Alkynes can be produced from vicinal or geminal dihalides through double elimination reactions. The usual choice of
Read moreSN1 vs E1, and SN2 vs. E2: The Role Of Heat This article assumes you understand the mechanisms of the SN1/SN2/E1 and E2 reactions. For
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