Sodium is a whitish metal that is easily melted and burnt. Sodium, which gets its name from the English word for “soda,” includes compounds that are quite useful in everyday … Read more
Haloform reaction involves an exhaustive halogenation of a methyl ketone (RCOCH3) in the presence of a base to give a haloform (CHX3). Where R can be either a hydrogen atom, … Read more
Organosilicon compounds are organometallic compounds that contain Si-C bonds. As the Si-C bond is extremely hard and stable, many organosilicon compounds containing Si-C have been synthesized. However, silicon has little … Read more
SN1 reaction of a two-step reaction mechanism. In which the formation of carbocation takes place before the nucleophile approaches the substrate. Generally, secondary and tertiary haloalkanes show SN1 reactions. The … Read more
Aldehyde and ketones are commonly known as carbonyl compounds. Both aldehyde and ketone consist of a carbon-oxygen double bond as a functional group. Which is known as the carbonyl group. … Read more