
Difference between a dimethyl and ethyl substituent groups
May 10, 2015 · 1 I'm teaching myself organic chemistry and am struggling with differentiating between dimethyl and ethyl substituent groups. Example: tert-butyl (1,1-dimethylethyl) This chapter follows the …
How can dimethyl maleate be converted to dimethyl fumarate using ...
Nov 26, 2023 · How can dimethyl maleate be converted to dimethyl fumarate using piperidine? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 2 months ago Modified 2 years, 2 months ago
Do we understand why Dimethyl Mercury is so toxic?
Jun 13, 2023 · As related in the book titled “Ignition!”, by John Drury Clark, it was once proposed to fire up a test rocket engine using 100 pounds of dimethyl mercury reacting with red fuming nitric acid. …
organic chemistry - Nomenclature - Common vs IUPAC Names and ...
May 17, 2014 · No, 2,2-dimethyl-7- (1-methylethyl)bicyclo [3.2.0]heptane is not an acceptable name. Like the rule you quoted says, start numbering at a bridgehead carbon and first pass through the …
organic chemistry - What is the sum of positions assigned to bromine ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Hence the name of the compound is 6-Bromo-1,6-Dimethyl-Cyclohex-1-ene. (II)3-bromo-1,2-dimethylcyclohex-1-ene is the IUPAC name of the second compound. I reached to this name …
Confusion in the order of precedence: alkyl side-chain vs. dimethyl at ...
Feb 18, 2017 · (The prefix ‘ sec -butyl’ was still contained in the 1993 recommendations.) The names that are proposed in the question, 2,7-dimethyl-5- (1-methylpropyl)nonane and 5- (1-methylpropyl) …
what is mechanism for reaction phenol + dimethylsulphate -> anisole
Jun 14, 2019 · Dimethyl sulphate breaks the oh bond and forms anisole. How does the reaction proceed?? is it oxygen lone pair attacks on sulphur which has partial positive charge?? the reaction …
Why DMSO has much higher freezing point than DMF (19 °C vs -61 °C)?
Jul 3, 2024 · From Wikipedia, I found out that DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) has a freezing point of 19 °C (ref. 1) while DMF (dimethylformamide) has a freezing point of -61 °C (ref. 2)!
How does dimethyl sulfate react with water to produce methanol?
I came across the reaction of dimethyl sulfate with water to yield methanol. I was curious how that works as $\\ce{H2O}$ isn't a strong nucleophile. From my understanding the $\\ce{H2O}$ should pop ...
Why is 1,3-dimethyl-cyclohexane a meso compound?
Dec 23, 2021 · So i was trying to find the plane of symmetry in 1,3-dimethyl-cyclohexane in chair conformation, but then i realised the plane is present only at a particular orientation [see figure].