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Brief Reviews:

Drawing Resonance Forms

"Pushing Electrons"

Problem Set:

Reaction Mechanisms

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• Addition of HBr to an Alkene _*
• Addition of HCl to 2-Methylpropene _*
• Formation of a Bromonium Ion _*
• Addition of HOBr to an Alkene _*
• Addition of Br₂ to an Alkene _*
• Addition of BH₃ to an Alkene _*
• Reaction of Dichlorocarbene with an Alkene _*
• S_N2 Reaction between Acetylide Anion and Chloromethane_*
• Stereochemistry of the S_N2 Reaction_*
• The S_N1 Solvolysis of 2-Methyl-2-chloropropane_*
• The S_N1 Reaction of 2-Methyl-2-propanol with HCl_*
• Mechanism of the E2 Elimination Reaction_*
• Mechanism of the E1 Elimination Reaction_*
• Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution_*
• Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution_*
• Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration of an Alcohol_*
• Dehydration of an Alcohol with POCl_3*
• Base-Catalyzed Hydration of a Carbonyl_*
• Acid-Catalyzed Hydration of a Carbonyl_*
• Mechanism of Imine Formation_*
• Mechanism of Ketal and Acetal Formation_*
• Acyl Transfer Reactions_*
• Fischer Esterification_*
• Hydrolysis of an Ester by Base_*
• Hydrolysis of an Ester by Acid_*
• Substitution a- to a Carbonyl_*
• Carbonyl Condensation Reactions_*
• The Aldol Condensation_*
• The Claisen Condensation_*
• Michael Addition of a b-Keto Ester with an a,b-Unsaturated Ketone_*
• Mechanism of the Hofmann Rearrangement_*