Ryan Andrews
Organic Chemistry teacher | Verified Expert
With a focus on Organic Chemistry, I'm a graduate of Quinnipiac University, passionate about unraveling the complexities of carbon-based compounds. My tutoring approach blends fundamental principles with real-world applications, fostering a deeper understanding of the subject. Whether it's elucidating reaction mechanisms or demystifying synthesis pathways, I'm dedicated to guiding students toward mastery. Let's embark on this chemical journey together, breaking down barriers and igniting curiosity along the way.
Questions
How can the number of splitting lines be depicted in NMR?
How many dipoles are there in a water molecule?
What would happen if the following aromatic molecule with an alkenyl sidechain reacts with sulfuric acid?
In the Diels Alder reaction of maleic anhydride and anthracene, why does the initial yellow color of the reaction mixture fade during the reaction?
How would you tell the difference between chiral and achiral structures?
Is #"NH"_4^(+)# an acid or a base?
How can I draw 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane with all the chloro groups in axial positions?
Why do primary alkyl halides typically undergo SN2 substitution reactions more rapidly?
What undergoes sn1 reactions?
What is the IUPAC name of #C_6H_5OC_2H_5#?
Why does the rate of the E1 reaction depend only on the substrate?
What is an #sp^2# orbital?
What do we call the hydrocarbon that has formula #C_5H_12# that CONTAINS only methyl hydrogens? #"A. Isopentane;"# #"B. Neopentane;"# #"C. 2,2-dimethylpentane;"# #"D. n-pentane."#
What is the product of the thermal decarboxylation of dimethylpropanedioic acid (dimethylmalonic acid)?
How can I draw a chiral isomer of 1,2-dibromocyclobutane?
How would you draw the hydrogenation reaction 2-methyl-2-butene and name the product?
What do aromatic compounds contain?
How would you make ethylphenidate?
How do you name imines?
When should you use the #cis//trans# as opposed to #"(Z)-"//"(E)-"# isomer naming scheme and vice versa?