Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry focuses on the structure, properties, and reactions of carbon-containing compounds. It’s essential in pharmaceuticals, polymers, and biochemistry, exploring mechanisms, functional groups, and synthesis of complex molecules.
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Stereochemistry of the SN1 Reactions
Stereochemistry of the SN1 Reaction – The SN2 reaction is stereospecific: the nucleophile attacks from the back side of the…
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SN1 Reaction – Nucleophilic Substitution reaction
SN1 Reaction: First-Order Nucleophilic Substitution – When tert-butyl bromide is placed in boiling methanol, methyl tert butyl ether can be…
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Stereochemistry of the SN2 Reaction
Stereochemistry of the SN2 Reaction – As we have seen, the reaction SN2 requires attack by a nucleophile on the…
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Reactivity of the Substrate in SN2 Reactions
Reactivity of the Substrate in SN2 Reactions – We will often refer to the alkyl halide as the substrate: literally,…
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Factors Affecting SN2 Reactions: Strength of the Nucleophile
Factors Affecting SN2 Reactions: Strength of the Nucleophile – we will discuss Factors Affecting SN2 Reactions especially Strength of the…
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SN2 reaction of Alkyl halides
In this subject Second-Order Nucleophilic Substitution: The SN2 Reaction of Alkyl halides will be discussed Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Substitution…
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Preparation of alkyl halides
Preparation of alkyl halides – Most Methods of preparation of alkyl halides exploit the chemistry of functional groups we have…
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Physical Properties of Alkyl Halides
Physical Properties of Alkyl Halides will be discussed such as dipole moment, London force, Dipole–dipole attractions, densities of common alkyl…
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Nomenclature of Alkyl Halides
Introduction to Alkyl Halides – In this subject , we consider Nomenclature of alkyl halides. – Our study of organic…
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Essential terms in Stereochemistry
Essential terms in Stereochemistry stereochemistry – stereochemistry is The study of the three-dimensional structure of molecules. – It is the…
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Resolution of Enantiomers
Resolution of Enantiomers – Pure enantiomers of optically active compounds are often obtained by isolation from biological sources. – Most…
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Physical Properties of Diastereomers
What is Diastereomers? – We have defined stereoisomers as isomers whose atoms are bonded together in the same order but…
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Meso Compounds
Meso Compounds – Compounds that are achiral even though they have asymmetric carbon atoms are called meso compounds. – The…
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Chiral Compounds without Asymmetric Atom
Chiral Compounds without Asymmetric Atoms – Most chiral organic compounds have at least one asymmetric carbon atom. – Some compounds…
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What is Diastereomers?
Diastereomers – We have defined stereoisomers as isomers whose atoms are bonded together in the same order but differ in…
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Drawing Fischer Projections
In this subject we will discuss How to draw Fischer projections Introduction to Fischer Projections – We have been using…
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Racemic Mixtures
Racemic Mixtures – Suppose we had a mixture of equal amounts of (+)-butan-2-ol and (-)-butan-2-ol – The (+) isomer would…
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Biological Discrimination of Enantiomers
Biological Discrimination of Enantiomers – If the direction of rotation of polarized light were the only difference between enantiomers, one…
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Optical Activity in Organic Compounds
– Rotation of the plane of polarized light is called optical activity, and substances that rotate the plane of polarized…
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(R) and (S) of Asymmetric Carbon Atoms
(R) and (S) Nomenclature of Asymmetric Carbon Atoms – Alanine is one of the amino acids found in common proteins.…
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