General Characteristics Aldehydes and ketones can be converted into alkynes with one carbon homologation using the α-diazophosphonate compound called the Gilbert reagent. When Y=H, the reaction needs ...
Monthly Archives: October 2014
A big step towards building the ultimate nanodevice: Rapid electron transfer through molecular wires
How many of you are aware with Moore’s law? This law states that the number of transistors in integrated circuits doubles about every two years. It has been said that this increment is ...
Clemmensen Reduction
General Characteristics The Clemmensen reduction is the reductive conversion of carbonyl groups into corresponding methylene units using zinc amalgam-HCl, which works particularly well for the ...
Hofmann Rearrangement
General Characteristics In the Hofmann rearrangement, primary amides rearrange into isocyanates upon treatment with halogens and bases and are ultimately converted into primary amines with one-carbon ...