The equilibrium for the hydration of a ketone to form a gem-diol hydrate is known to be highly sensitive to substituents. Consider the two equilibria:
Posts Tagged ‘anomeric effects’
Spotting the unexpected. The trifluoromeric effect in the hydration of the carbonyl group.
Friday, March 9th, 2012
Combichem: an introductory example of the complexity of chemistry
Sunday, December 19th, 2010Chemistry gets complex very rapidly. Consider the formula CH3NO as the topic for a tutorial in introductory chemistry. I challenge my group (of about 8 students) to draw as many different molecules as they can using exactly those atoms. I imply that perhaps each of them might find a different structure; this normally brings disbelieving expressions to their faces.
