The reactions of acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides
Acyl chlorides and acid anhydrides are both more reactive than carboxylic acids, reacting with a wide range of nucleophiles and
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Electrophilic addition in alkenes (3) – reaction with water to form an alcohol
The reaction of an alkene with water to from an alcohol is an example of a hydration reaction. The alkene
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Electrophilic addition in alkenes (2) – the bromine water test
The classic test for an alkene is to shake your sample with orange bromine water, and if the molecule contains
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How do organic reactions actually happen?
Most reactions take place via two or three steps with short-lived, unstable, intermediate ions bridging the steps from reactants to
Nucleophilic substitution in halogenoalkanes
The mechanism for this reaction is nucleophilic substitution Hydroxide ions act as nucleophiles (a species with a negative charge or
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