The benzoin condensation is a carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction in organic chemistry that involves the condensation of two molecules of an aldehyde, typically aromatic aldehydes, to form a benzoin compound. The reaction is named after the product it forms, which is…
“Crossed Cannizzaro reaction” is not commonly used in organic chemistry, it is possible to consider a scenario where two different aldehydes undergo Cannizzaro reactions simultaneously in the presence of a common strong base. In this context, the term “crossed Cannizzaro…
Crossed aldol condensation is a type of aldol condensation reaction in organic chemistry that involves the reaction between two different carbonyl compounds, typically aldehydes or ketones, to form a β-hydroxy carbonyl compound. It is called “crossed” because the reactants are…
The Cannizzaro reaction is a chemical reaction named after its discoverer, Stanislao Cannizzaro, an Italian chemist. It is a disproportionation reaction that involves the conversion of an aldehyde into its corresponding alcohol and carboxylic acid. The reaction is typically carried…
The Claisen condensation is a fundamental organic reaction that involves the formation of a carbon-carbon bond between two ester molecules or one ester and one other carbonyl compound, typically an aldehyde or a ketone. It is named after the German…
The Aldol condensation is a reaction between two carbonyl compounds, typically an aldehyde and a ketone, resulting in the formation of a β-hydroxy carbonyl compound. The mechanism of the Aldol condensation involves several steps: SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF…
Nucleophilic addition reaction: Mechanism, ionisation of carboxylic acids, acidity constants, acidity of acids, structure of carboxylate ions, effect of substituent on acidity, nucleophilic acyl substitution reaction, conversion of acid to acid chloride, esters, amide and anhydride. Role of caboxyl group,…
Elecrophilic aromatic substitution: Effect of substituent groups, determination of orientation, determination of relative reactivity, classification of substituent group, mechanism of nitration, sulphonation, halogenation, friedel craft alkylation, friedel craft acylation, reactivity and orientation, activating and deactivating O,P,M directing groups, electron release…
Theory of resonance: Allyl radical as a resonance hybrid, stability, orbital picture, resonance stabilisation of allyl radicals, hyper conjugation, allyl cation as a resonance hybrid, nucleophyllic substitution in allylic substrate, SN1 reactivity, allylic rearrangement, resonance stabilisation of allyl cation, hyper…
