Alkene Hydrohalogenation (Alkene + HX)
Tutorial on the alkene hydrohalogenation reaction, which converts alkenes to alkyl halides using hydrogen halides.
Tag: Mechanisms
Sulfonate Esters
Tutorial on the formation and reactivity of sulfonate esters (e.g., tosylates, mesylates).
Drawing Radical Mechanisms
Tutorial introducing radicals, and explaining how single-headed curved arrows are used to draw radical mechanisms.
Alcohol Dehydration – E1 Mechanism
Tutorial on the E1 (unimolecular elimination) alcohol dehydration reaction and mechanism, which converts alcohols into alkenes.
Carbocation Rearrangement Reactions
Tutorial introducing the rearrangement reactions that stabilize carbocations, and explaining the mechanisms of 1,2-hydride and 1,2-alkyl shifts
Lewis Acids/Bases and Mechanisms
Tutorial introducing the importance of Lewis acids and Lewis bases in organic reaction mechanisms, with examples involving charged carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen species.
Formal Charges and Mechanisms – Part 2
Tutorial introducing the different charged states of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen seen in organic reactions.
Drawing Curved Arrows – Part 2
Tutorial explaining how the mechanisms of simple chemical reactions are represented by curved arrows.
Formal Charges and Mechanisms – Part 1
Tutorial explaining how the formal charges of atoms change in a reaction mechanism.
Drawing Curved Arrows – Part 1
Tutorial introducing the concept of drawing curved arrows for reaction mechanisms, and explaining how they are used to represent the movement of electrons.
