Comments on: Oxymercuration Demercuration of Alkenes https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:57:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/#comment-727368 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 14:00:28 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=35402#comment-727368 In reply to SAMBASIVA RAO YEMINENI.

Mercurinium ion formation, which is very dependent on the substitution pattern of the alkene. Significant rate differences between mono, di, tri, and tetrasubstituted alkenes.

]]> By: SAMBASIVA RAO YEMINENI https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/#comment-727322 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 05:52:26 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=35402#comment-727322 Which step in oxymercuration.. can be considered as RDS

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/#comment-719523 Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:47:01 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=35402#comment-719523 In reply to Chuan.

Fixed. Thanks for the heads up!

]]> By: Chuan https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/#comment-719121 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 22:42:36 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=35402#comment-719121 The “hover here” button doesn’t work.

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/#comment-675739 Tue, 31 Oct 2023 03:20:52 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=35402#comment-675739 In reply to Jessica Reel.

Good catch – fixed! – thank you!

]]> By: Jessica Reel https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2023/08/31/oxymercuration-demercuration/#comment-675661 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 01:05:08 +0000 https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/?p=35402#comment-675661 It seems you have a duplicate quiz in section 8; it is testing ether formation instead of intramolecular reactions. Lovely site, thanks!

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