Comments on: Reactions and Mechanisms https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/ Mon, 18 May 2026 08:22:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: William Ruto https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-794495 Mon, 18 May 2026 08:22:31 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-794495 E2 applies at high temp

]]> By: Ethan Olson https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-782518 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 19:07:46 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-782518 Hi, wondering if you will add the zipper reaction for turning internal alkynes into terminal alkynes.

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-778382 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:00:15 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-778382 In reply to William Dagnino.

It’s on there now!

]]> By: Chemistry with Dr Yousafzai https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-745344 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:10:01 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-745344 Thank you very much for sharing such a wonderful reaction. I appreciate your work, and it saves me a lot of time as all of the reactions according to the functional group are on a single page. I will recommend it to every organic chemistry lover who wants to learn organic chemistry. Thanks once again.

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-730798 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 10:37:59 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-730798 In reply to Thanda Bhau.

There is lots of information available on the web for named reactions. I don’t really think it’s that crucial at this point. It’s handy to know the name of a reaction when you want to save time in referring to it in a conversation with other chemists, but deciding to focus on learning a reaction whether or not it has a name is not something I’d recommend. Many unimportant reactions have names, and many important reactions (e.g. dihydroxylation) don’t.

]]> By: Thanda Bhau https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-729887 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:04:09 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-729887 Could you please make a separate tablet for only named reaction and their mechanisms?

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-719206 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:20:23 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-719206 In reply to Ayesha Muneer.

Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements a.k.a. “hydride shifts” and “alkyl shifts”. https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/2012/08/15/rearrangement-reactions-1-hydride-shifts/

]]> By: Ayesha Muneer https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-719163 Tue, 10 Dec 2024 08:00:28 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-719163 Hello! I’ve been using your website to prepare for my organic chemistry exam, and it’s been incredibly helpful in understanding each concept from basic to advanced. May God bless you with more wisdom.
I’m struggling with the topic of Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement, but I couldn’t find any information on your website. I’ve also searched other online sources, but I couldn’t find an authentic and organized resource. Could you please help me with this topic and suggest some resources?

]]> By: James Ashenhurst https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-712478 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:17:45 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-712478 In reply to PB.

Thank you for your kind comment. I am very happy that you find material on the site useful.

]]> By: PB https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/reaction-guide/#comment-712470 Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:56:10 +0000 https://staging.masterorganicchemistry.com/?page_id=2592#comment-712470 I am a seasoned pharmaceutical chemist with extensive experience in the industry. Recently, I gave a presentation in which I utilized your site to illustrate the mechanisms of both the Curtius and Hofmann rearrangements. While I understand that many students rely on your platform for success in Organic Chemistry, I wanted to highlight that numerous professionals, like myself, who have been out of academia for years, also find immense value in your resources. Your detailed, multicolored reaction mechanisms are particularly useful for professionals looking to refresh their knowledge and enhance the quality of their presentations.

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