Carbon Nucleophiles

So far, we’ve seen a variety of nucleophiles in organic chemistry – halides, hydroxides, alkoxides, thiols, etc. Most of these nucleophiles contain heteroatoms like oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, but nucleophiles can also be carbon-based, and these are among the most … Read more

Activating and Deactivating Groups

Activating and Deactivating Groups Electrophilic aromatic substitution EAS Reactions

We have seen earlier that in electrophilic aromatic substitutions, it is the benzene ring that provides the electrons to react with electron-deficient species – electrophiles.Therefore, the more electron density we supply to benzene, the more reactive it becomes in EAS … Read more

Grignard (RMgX), Organolithium (RLi), and Gilman (R2CuLi) Reagents: Summarizing Their Reactions

Reaction of Grignard RMgBr, Organolithium RLi, and Gilman R2CuLi Reagents

In this article, we will summarize and compare the reactions of Grignard (RMgX), Gilman (R2CuLi), and organolithium (RLi) reagents. Let’s first see what unites and makes their properties similar or at least creates a pattern for us to predict the … Read more

Reaction Map of Aromatic Compounds

Conversions Reaction Map of Aldehydes

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Reaction Map of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Conversions Reaction Map of Aldehydes

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Reaction Map of Aldehydes

Conversions Reaction Map of Aldehydes

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Reaction Map of Alcohols

Reaction map of Alcohols

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Reaction Map of Ketones

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