Reaction of Alkenes and their Mechanisms
Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons. They contain at least one double bond. The reactions of alkenes are explained on the basis of the availability of a [...]
Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons. They contain at least one double bond. The reactions of alkenes are explained on the basis of the availability of a [...]
Rubber is a highly stretchable chemical compound that has elastic properties and mouldable nature. These elastomers are found in nature and extracted from plants. However, [...]
Epichlorohydrin (ECH), also known by its IUPAC name 2-(chloromethyl)-oxirane, is a chlorinated organic intermediate. It is an epoxide, a colorless liquid with a pungent odor. [...]
Bisphenol A (C15H16O2) with an IUPAC name [4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol], is a colorless crystalline solid from organic compounds. It is almost insoluble in water (0.3% w/w) and [...]
Fischer esterification is an acid-catalyzed condensation of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol to form esters. This is a reversible reaction, and it is carried [...]
E1 elimination reaction is the type of β-elimination reaction. In these reactions, two groups are removed from the adjacent carbon atoms one by one. It [...]
Hybridization is intermixing of atomic orbitals of different energy and shapes to form new hybrid orbitals. The new hybrid orbitals have the same energy and [...]
In organic chemistry, ozonolysis is a class of chemical reactions in which ozone is employed for the oxidative or reductive cleavage of organic compounds. However, [...]
In organic chemistry, Markovnikov’s rule is a principle that governs the addition of a proton (H+) or a Lewis acid to an alkene or alkyne, the [...]
Diels alder is the pericyclic reaction between a conjugated diene and a substituted alkene, also known as a dienophile, to form a cyclohexene compound. It [...]