What exactly is a reaction intermediate? A reaction intermediate is formed from the reactants in a chemical…

The transition state of a chemical reaction is a particular configuration along the reaction coordinate. It is defined as the…

we introduced the enolates of aldehydes and ketones (review) and looked at their reactions as C nucleophiles…

Water the Destroyer Imagine that water, the stuff you drink everyday, is actually a superhero…

The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with ammonia or 1º-amines forms imine derivatives, also known as Schiff…

Aldehydes and ketones contain the carbonyl group. Aldehydes are considered the most important functional group.…

Introduction It has been demonstrated that water adds rapidly to the carbonyl function of aldehydes…

In general, the steric effect refers from the fact that the atoms composing molecules occupy some degree…

Nucleophiles are basically electron rich species which have the ability to donate electron pairs, as…

Let's begin by recalling a couple of reactions which occur with alkyl halides, but only…