How To Simplify Substitution And Elimination
These two reactions seem to take up a lot of space in your organic chemistry textbook. Solvents, substitution patterns, leaving group….whew! Look – I get it…I’ve been there. However, I …
Here is some Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution for ya!
Are sure you have the correct organic chemistry question? I know…I know…nucleophilic aromatic substitution doesn’t sound right. You learned that you can’t do SN2 reactions on sp2-hybridized atoms. However, I assure you, …
How To Know If Your Carbocation Is Going To Shift On You – Carbocation Rearrangement
Carbocations show up VERY often in Organic Chemistry This should come as no surprise to all of you OChem students. They seem to be everywhere. However, there is a way …
How to Work Through SN2/SN1 Questions on Your Exam
Here are a few SN2/SN1 Questions you might see you on your upcoming exam Now that you are an expert by using substitution reactions- SN2 versus SN1, it is time to put …
How to figure out substitution reactions- SN2 versus SN1
Substitution Reactions In Organic Chemistry Questions about substitution reactions show up very often on organic chemistry exams. So far, we have talked about SN2 versus E2…but what about SN2 versus …
How to Decide Between Elimination or Substitution
What to do if deciding between the “2” mechanisms A simple tip… Start thinking about substitution and eliminations reactions as what I call the “1’s” and the “2’s”. This will help …