Are you Pre-Med and Taking Organic Chemistry?
What are YOU going to do with your life 🤔💭? I am pretty sure you all have been asked this question many times in your lives 🙂. For me, I …
Organic Chemistry Was My Life
Well…it’s once again story time with the OChem Whisperer 😌😋. Once upon a time 🦄 🌈 ….😂🤣😂…just kidding. But seriously… During my PhD, I was that guy who ate 🍕🍪, …
Organic Chemistry Is Limitless And So Are You
You know what I see when I look at organic chemistry? Amazing and limitless potential 💫. And this is what I see in you 😉… You see, all these atoms …
There Is More to Organic Chemistry Than Meets The Eye
You are greater than you could ever imagine… As I sit here taking in the day, I still feel the same sense of awe I felt as a kid. In …
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 Figure Out Those Tough INTRAmolecular Diels-Alder Reactions
In Organic Chemistry, Diels-Alder reactions are a great way to make carbon-carbon bonds Many of you have probably seen this reaction before. But if not…just wait! It is sooo cool! Alright …
How To Figure Out Resonance Structures Using “The Rule of 3”
Organic chemistry and resonance structures This concept comes up more and more as you move farther into your class. Below, I will show you how to figure out all your resonance …
Mechanisms Made Easy – Part 2.2
Mechanisms Made Easy – More Complicated Examples I know your confidence is much higher now in terms of mastering organic chemistry mechanisms. Way to go!! So…what is next? Last time (Mechanisms …
Changing the Overall Perspective of Organic Chemistry: A Paradigm Shift
The Most Common Reaction to Organic Chemistry I can’t tell you how many times I have mentioned what I do and all I hear is “Ugh…Organic chemistry.” This is typically …
Mechanisms Made Easy – Part 2.1
Mechanisms Made Easy – The Reaction Scheme Our focus will now shift from our nucleophile/electrophile pair (Mechanisms Made Easy Part 1) to the overall reaction scheme. The nice thing about …