Unit · year 2
CU-206 · Organic Reaction Mechanisms
Threads kinetics · structure6 results
The arrow-pushing logic behind how organic reactions actually proceed.
Results in this unit
T-059
SN1 and SN2 substitution
Two contrasting routes for nucleophilic substitution.
T-060
E1 and E2 elimination
Forming alkenes by loss of a leaving group.
T-061
Electrophilic addition and Markovnikov's rule
Regiochemistry of addition to alkenes.
T-062
Electrophilic aromatic substitution
Directing and activating effects on the benzene ring.
T-063
Nucleophilic addition to carbonyls
The reactivity of the carbon-oxygen double bond.
T-064
Reaction energy profiles
Intermediates, transition states and the rate-determining step.