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Aug 30, 20174 min read

Dealing With Acids and Bases in Organic Chemistry

Acid and base strength is extremely important in organic chemistry. In fact, most mechanisms can be determined by understanding various...

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Jul 13, 20173 min read

Good Old Phosphorus

Have you ever wondered how a match catches fire when you strike it? What causes the head of the match to spontaneously burn and what...

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Jun 30, 20173 min read

Oxidation Reactions in Organic Chemistry: Alcohols

In organic chemistry, any reaction that increases the number of bonds to oxygen is referred to as an oxidation reaction. In a typical...

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Jun 22, 20172 min read

Benzene and Aromaticity

Ever wondered where the term "aromatic" comes from? In the early days of organic chemistry, many compounds were grouped together based...

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Jun 14, 20171 min read

Drawing Arrows in Organic Chemistry

Arrow drawing in organic chemistry is possibly one of the most important aspects of the course. Indicating the flow of electrons...

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Jun 14, 20171 min read

Practice for Synthesis Problems

Synthesis in organic is perhaps one of the hardest type of problems for most students to tackle. There are two main components that are...

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Jun 9, 20171 min read

Organic Chemistry Studying Tips

In order to study properly for organic chemistry, you may need to adjust your study habits. One common problem is attempting to memorize...

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Jun 7, 20172 min read

All About Radical Reactions

Radical reactions are an important process of making many of the common goods we use in the modern world (ever heard of Styrofoam?). So,...

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Jun 1, 20171 min read

Too Much Work!

One of the chief complaints that I often hear is that there is too much work that has to be done on your own time. Well, sorry to say,...

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