Daily Archives: April 13, 2014
Samuel J. Danishefsky
Samuel J. Danishefsky (born 1936, Bayonne, NJ) is synthetic organic chemist who accomplished in natural products total synthesis and pioneer for chemical synthesis of carbohydrates for the ...
Vilsmeier-Haack Reaction
General Characteristics The Vilsmeier-Haack reaction is a common method to introduce a formyl group into electron rich aromatic compounds. It is also applicable to electron rich alkenes. The ...
Williamson Ether Synthesis
General Characteristics -The synthesis of unsymmetrical ethers by SN2 displacement of alkyl halides by alkoxides is called the Williamson ether synthesis. The reaction works best when the R group is ...