Organic Chemistry And Reaction Mechanisms 1-22
22 entries in the Organic Chemistry And Reaction Mechanisms compendium.
AtropisomerStereoisomers arising from hindered rotation about a single bond.Cahn–Ingold–Prelog priority rulesStandard process for naming stereoisomers of organic molecules.Chirality (chemistry)Geometric property where a molecule cannot be superposed on its mirror image.Cis–trans isomerismGeometric isomerism describes cis and trans arrangements of atoms.Convergent synthesisA strategy to improve efficiency in multistep organic synthesis.CycloadditionCycloadditions form cyclic adducts without nucleophiles or electrophiles.Diels–Alder reactionA [4+2] cycloaddition forming six-membered rings with stereochemical control.DiastereomerNon-mirror image stereoisomers with distinct physical and chemical properties.Divergent synthesisA strategy to generate diverse chemical libraries efficiently.E1cB-elimination reactionElimination via a stabilized carbanion intermediate under basic conditions.Ei mechanismThermal syn elimination via cyclic transition state, no external reagents.Electrophilic additionAddition reaction where a π bond breaks forming two σ bonds.Electrophilic substitutionElectrophile displaces a functional group in aromatic or aliphatic compounds.Elimination reactionOrganic reaction removing substituents to form a pi bond.EnantiomerMirror-image molecules that are non-superposable and rotate polarized light.Enantioselective synthesisChemical synthesis favoring one enantiomer over another.E–Z notationIUPAC method for double-bond stereochemistry using priority rules.Free-radical additionRadical addition enables anti-Markovnikov addition to alkenes.Grignard reactionOrganometallic reaction forming carbon–carbon bonds via Grignard reagents.Haloform reactionA base-catalyzed reaction producing haloforms from acetyl groups.Hammond's postulatePredicts transition state structure from energy comparisons.Arrow pushingTechnique using curved arrows to show electron movement in reactions.
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