Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog Chemistry with a twist Wed, 22 May 2013 08:13:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Another Woodward pericyclic example dissected: all is not what it seems. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10611 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10611#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 08:13:19 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10611 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10611 0 Woodward’s symmetry considerations applied to electrocyclic reactions. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10518 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10518#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 09:11:31 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10518 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10518 2 Au and Pt π-complexes of cyclobutadiene. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10498 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10498#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 19:01:40 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10498 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10498 0 The π-complex theory of metal-alkene compounds. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10448 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10448#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:08:14 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10448 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10448 1 Concerted 1,4-addition of thioacetic acid: a (requested) reality check. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10408 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10408#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 15:07:41 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10408 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10408 3 Transition states for the (base) catalysed ring opening of propene epoxide. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10367 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10367#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:30:30 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10367 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10367 0 Hidden intermediates in the (acid catalysed) ring opening of propene epoxide. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10279 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10279#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 05:54:07 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10279 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10279 1 Why diphenyl peroxide does not exist. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10252 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10252#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:08:09 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10252 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10252 4 How to predict the regioselectivity of epoxide ring opening. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10237 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10237#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:52:36 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10237 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10237 0 X-ray analysis and absolute configuration determination using porous complexes. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10220 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10220#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:59:29 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10220 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10220 1 Intermediates in oxime formation from hydroxylamine and propanone: now you see them, now you don’t. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10184 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10184#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:26:04 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10184 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10184 0 Feist’s acid. Stereochemistry galore. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10145 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10145#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:05:11 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10145 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10145 2 The mechanism of ester hydrolysis via alkyl oxygen cleavage under a quantum microscope http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10073 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10073#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:20:56 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10073 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10073 3 A sideways look at the mechanism of ester hydrolysis. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10015 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10015#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:26:47 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=10015 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=10015 16 A (very) short history of shared-electron bonds. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9973 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9973#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:38:26 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9973 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9973 0 Concerted vs stepwise (Meisenheimer) mechanisms for aromatic nucleophilic substitution. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9917 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9917#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:55:01 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9917 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9917 2 To be cyclobutadiene, or not to be, that is the question? You decide. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9894 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9894#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:12:48 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9894 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9894 2 The mysterious (aromatic) structure of n-Butyl lithium. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9841 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9841#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 08:59:32 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9841 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9841 14 Lithiation of heteroaromatic rings: analogy to electrophilic substitution? http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9778 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9778#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:56:53 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9778 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9778 2 William Henry Perkin: The site of the factory and the grave. http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9754 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9754#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:31:18 +0000 Henry Rzepa http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?p=9754 http://www.ch.imperial.ac.uk/rzepa/blog/?feed=rss2&p=9754 0