Inorganic Chemistry

Effective Use of Practice Problems in Understanding Substitution and Elimination Reactions Practice problems enable mastery of substitution (SN1, SN2) and elimination (E1, E2) reaction mechanisms by applying a systematic approach...

Understanding and Using the Bordwell pKa Table The Bordwell pKa table is a valuable tool for chemists to compare acidities of organic molecules, revealing how structural differences profoundly affect pKa...

How to Determine if Something Will Be a Strong Base vs Weak Base Just by Looking at the Skeletal Structure To determine if a compound acts as a strong or...

Distinguishing Amine, Amide, and Amino Groups Amine, amide, and amino groups differ mainly by their oxygen content and molecular structure. Amines contain nitrogen but no oxygen. Amides have a carbonyl...

Is Sodium Ethoxide a Non-Nucleophilic Base? Sodium ethoxide (NaOEt) is not a non-nucleophilic base; rather, it behaves as a reasonable nucleophile in organic reactions. It lacks significant steric hindrance, allowing...

Why Does the Nitrile Group Attach to the Carbonyl Without the Nitro Group? The nitrile group attaches preferentially to the carbonyl without the nitro substituent because the irreversible step after...