Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry
The study of the structure, properties, composition and reactions of carbon-containing compounds.
Organic ChemistryOxidation of Alcohols
The conversion of alcohols to carbonyl compounds or carboxylic acids by removal of hydrogen.
Organic ChemistryPhenol
A compound in which a hydroxyl group is bonded directly to an aromatic ring.
Organic ChemistryPosition Isomerism
Structural isomerism arising from a functional group occupying different positions on the same carbon skeleton.
Organic ChemistryRacemic Mixture
An equimolar mixture of two enantiomers, which shows no net optical rotation.
Organic ChemistryResonance Effect
The delocalisation of pi or lone pair electrons through a conjugated system, altering electron density at distant atoms.
Organic ChemistrySaturation and Unsaturation
The distinction between compounds containing only single bonds and those containing multiple bonds or rings.
Organic ChemistrySN1 Reaction
A two-step nucleophilic substitution proceeding through a carbocation intermediate.
Organic ChemistrySN2 Reaction
A single-step nucleophilic substitution in which bond formation and bond breaking occur simultaneously.
Organic ChemistryStereoisomerism
Isomerism in which molecules have identical connectivity but differ in the spatial arrangement of their atoms.
Organic ChemistryStructural Isomerism
Isomerism in which the compounds differ in the order in which their atoms are connected.
Organic ChemistryZaitsev's Rule
In an elimination reaction, the major product is usually the more highly substituted and therefore more stable alkene.