Chapter 6: Overview of Organic Reactions

Classes of Chemical Reactions

Polar vs. Radical Mechanisms

A Radical Mechanism: Radical Halogenation

Bond Polarity and Reactivity

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Electrophiles and Nucleophiles

Figure 6.1 Some nucleophiles and electrophiles. Electrostatic potential maps identify the nucleophilic (red; negative) and electrophilic (blue; positive) atoms.

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A sample polar reaction

Figure 6.2 A comparison of carbon–carbon single and double bonds. A double bond is both more accessible to approaching reactants than a single bond and more electron-rich (more nucleophilic). An electrostatic potential map of ethylene indicates that the double bond is the region of highest negative charge (red). Fig. 6-2, p. 187

Thermodynamics and Kinetics

Energy Diagrams

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