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
Why is ethyl alcohol poisonous?
Why is a carbocation #sp^2# hybridized around the central carbon?
How is a single bond represented in a drawn structure?
What is a Grignard reagent?
What is the difference between an enantiomer and a diastereomer ?
What are the three geometric isomers of dibenzalacetone?
How many geometric isomers are there for the following compound? #[Mn(CO)_2Cl_2Br_2]^+#?
Is boron trihydride (#"BH"_3#) a base?
How can pKa values be changed by the environment?
How can you identify primary alcohol?
How can I draw the skeletal-line structure for 3-octyne?
Why is sulphuric acid needed as a catalyst in an esterification reaction?
Is this the correct nomenclature for the amine in the photo?
How do alkenes react with bromine water?
How can an optical isomer be identified?
What happens when a ketone is mixed with NaOH?
Do halogens appear in the IR spectrum? For example, in a molecule bromine attached to a benzene, where would the bromine appear on the IR spectra?
How does mass spectroscopy work?
How do you add a hydroxyl group to an alkyl chain of a carboxylic acid?
What is the formula of 4-methylbutanoic acid?