Zaitsev’s rule is an empirical rule that can predict the major alkene product in an elimination reaction. It is also known Saytzeff Rule or Z-rule. Alexander Zaitsev, a Russian chemist, … Read more
A carbocation is a positively charged carbon atom that is cation. Carbocations are intermediates in many organic processes. They are typically unstable and short-lived, but can be sustained by resonance … Read more
Enolates have an essential role as organic reactive intermediates. They have the properties of both alkoxide and carbanion. Enolates may be made from carbonyl compounds like aldehydes and ketones by … Read more
Wittig reaction facilitates the formation of an alkene by reacting an aldehyde or ketone with the ylide produced by a phosphonium salt. The reactivity of the ylide affects the geometry of … Read more
Friedel-Crafts reaction is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. This well-known reaction was invented by two scientists, French Charles Friedel and American James Crafts. In the Friedel-Crafts reaction, the aromatic molecule … Read more
Swarts Reaction is an organic reaction that converts alkyl chlorides/alkyl bromides to alkyl fluorides. Frederick Jean Edmond Swarts reported this method in 1892.This reaction is carried out by heating the … Read more
The Williamson ether synthesis is an organic process that involves the reaction between a deprotonated alcohol (alkoxide) and an organohalide to produce ether. Alexander Williamson invented this reaction in 1850. Typically, … Read more
Benzene, an aromatic hydrocarbon, having the chemical formula C6H6, is one of the most significant organic molecules. It is the primary component of all aromatic compounds. At room temperature, It … Read more
Isocyanides, also known as Isonitriles or Carbylamines, are any of an organic compound with the molecular formula R – N ≡ C, where R is a combining group derived by the ejection … Read more