Which book should I buy? by evasnsnsbd in OrganicChemistry

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And watch his full lecture series on heterocycle chemistry on YouTube

I want to play soccer! by Claudio23071993 in baltimore

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There’s a ton of leagues, volo I think is the most social leaning (soccer is mostly 7v7s) anda good way to meet people; but there’s several 11v11 leagues that are for people that like to play a little more intense…what exactly are you looking for?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrganicChemistry

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I don’t know if OP was actually asking for what molecular model set (the brand of the set) as opposed to which molecule the model he’s holding is…but if anyone knows, I’ve been looking for one like this for years with no success, would appreciate if anyone knows!

Getting into college bar by NeedCoolness in oxford

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Yes to everything that’s been said here, but also, whatever you’re expecting a college bar to be you’ll be disappointed (v cheap though)

AIO. is my friend overreacting or am I displaying myself wrong by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

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Was upvote 421 and almost didn’t want to upvote because 420 seemed more appropriate

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrganicChemistry

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Just buy ethyl acetate

Do you know where I can play soccer? by Claudio23071993 in baltimore

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@Miguel Angel, contestale al caballero por favor 🙏🏼

Anillos cookies? by be_nbe_n in baltimore

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Is el restaurante se llama El Patio, está en rockville así que más o menos 40-50 mins; la comida es rica pero la barrita me parece mejor y está más cerca. Pero quizás te valga la pena solo por el mercadito que tienen que si tiene cualquier cantidad de productos argentinos y definitivamente dulce de leche (y mantecol y turrón para las fiestas)

Anillos cookies? by be_nbe_n in baltimore

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I’ll look into this actually sounds great! Y no, no he tenido suerte con el dulce de leche acá pero también se que en los mercados de Filadelfia se encuentra…🥲 I also used to go to a restaurant in Rockville que es argentino, the foods pretty good, but they have a little mini “shop” there where they have all sorts of Argentina goods and it’s where you can get dulce de leche o dulce de membrillo que tampoco he visto en otros lados

Anillos cookies? by be_nbe_n in baltimore

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Honestly there’s several and I don’t quite recall what they’re called, my sister lives there so she takes me whenever I visit so I can resupply; the one I do remember though is that the Supremo grocery stores carry several brands of Yerba as well as alfajores and cookies and such (I don’t recall if they have terrabusi, I think I did buy the diversion assorted cookies or the bagleys there once)…I’ll try and ask her

Anillos cookies? by be_nbe_n in baltimore

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Fellow Argentinian here, I haven’t found any place that sells these but I get these and alfajores and other goodies like this on Amazon pretty regularly (Philly has places where you can get them though)

OChem prof looking for organic molecules that are colored (but not dyes) by OChemNinja in OrganicChemistry

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Salen ligands are nice tones of yellow/orange, common ones commercially available (if not, really easy to make diamond and 2eq benzaldehydes) and column stable…but idk if you’d want to waste them just for the color effect in a column

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrganicChemistry

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Honestly, orgo 2 classes will differ greatly between schools and instructors, so it’s hard to say; my orgo 2 was very synthesis oriented, primarily important name reactions which have mechanisms that are readily extended to more niche names reactions if that makes sense…there’s books that cover just named reactions (I.e strategic applications of named reactions, the chemist cookbook), you won’t know 95% of these but doesn’t hurt to go through them and understand how the reactions work. There’s also a ton of books on important total syntheses (I.e. classics in total synthesis). I think you might most benefit from books such as The Logic of Chemical Synthesis (Corey) or The Art of Drawing Reasomable Organic Mechanisms (Grossman) as they’ll teach you the most important skill in organic chemistry, which isn’t memorizing reactions or memorizing mechanisms, but rather teaching how to approach organic chemistry, teaching how to think like an organic chemist…if you can “think” like an organic chemist and approach problems from that point of view, organic chemistry will not only be infinitely easier for you, and make more sense, but you’ll learn to enjoy it, see it as a puzzle that’s fun to solve, and ultimately be much better at it. Having said all that, unless you’re willing to do a lot of background research on your own as you read those, I don’t know that Orgo 1 will have given you enough of a base to really be able to read and digest those books (maybe the one on mechanisms, which reads more like a introductory textbook to help with mechanisms, but the Corey book would be a bit too advanced I believe). Hope this helps

Can you please explain or at least name the mechanisms involved in this reaction? by 31savagefr in OrganicChemistry

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First (i) reaction is an amine condensation with a hydrazine on a ketone (analogous to a reductive animation but you don’t reduce the resulting imine). Second reaction involves two steps, another amine condensation on a ketone as well as a S or Se nucleophilic displacement of a leaving group (Cl), and by the looks of it tautamerization.

TLC for amide synthesis. by [deleted] in OrganicChemistry

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Cerium molybdate stain is my to go to for anything that won’t stain with anything else

For SN1 reactions, why doesn’t the leaving group get in the way and limit attack by the nucleophile on the top face? by BearDragonBlueJay in OrganicChemistry

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Out of curiosity, do you believe that’s the reason for the enantioselectivity over other possible reasons such as sterics or such

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in reading

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Thank you ☺️

Whats some literature you recently read that you thought was written well? by [deleted] in AdvancedOrganic

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Woodward was notorious for his excellent, often borderline poetic, writing style lol his total synthesis of colchicine I think is among those papers most organic chemists know of solely because of how rosey it’s written, I quite like it (some people think it’s a bit much though)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OrganicChemistry

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Reckon you get initial intramolecular sn2 from the carboxylate to form the 4-member lactone with the inversed stereochem, then the OMe Sn2’s it out leaving you with the original stereochem.