Bryan James Foley

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Are alkyl bromides susceptible to hydrolysis?

I am attempting to prepare 6,6'-dibromo-6,6'-dideoxy-a,a-trehalose by taking d-trehalose and dissolving it in anhydrous DMF followed by addition of triphenylphosphine and N-bromosuccinamide (may...

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When performing alkene metathesis, how can I ensure cross metathesis as opposed to homodimerization?

I am a fledgling chemist, and today I performed some Grubb's catalyzed (1st generation) alkene metathesis. I wanted a cross product between camphene (4.87 mmol) and 2-methyl-3-buten-1-ol (4.78...

29 January 2015 2,933 3 View