From stereoisomers to reaction mechanisms and polymerisation, we’ve got you covered 😊.
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The Cahn, Ingold, Prelog rules
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Understanding how reactions happen
Don’t scroll past this introduction to the terminology of organic reaction mechanisms!
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Inductive and mesomeric effects
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Electrophilic addition reactions (1)
Explaining the mechanism
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Electrophilic addition reactions (2)
Mechanism for the bromine water test for an alkene
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Electrophilic addition reactions (3)
Hydrating an alkene to form an alcohol
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Elimination reactions – dehydrating an alcohol
Making an alkene
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Addition polymerisation and the properties of polymers
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The mechanism for making an addition polymer