solvent isotope effect An isotope effect that appears when a solvent labeled with an isotope (especially deuterium) is utilized. In chemical research, there are many opportunities to investigate the ...
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IR Basics: Guide for Analysis and Interpretation
Overview Infrared absorption spectrometry (IR) is an analytical method that measures the absorption spectrum obtained by exposing a sample to infrared light. IR is especially useful for determining ...
Grignard Reaction
General Characteristics Grignard reagents are the most popular among organometallic reagents. Alkyl groups can be introduced into carbonyl compounds to give the corresponding alcohols. The ...
Wittig Reaction
General Characteristics Compounds in which the adjacent anion is stabilized by a heteroatom with a positive formal charge are generally called ylides. The synthesis of alkenes from carbonyl compounds ...