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Chemistry in a Nutshell

(No wrong answers.) How did you learn to SPELL the name of the rule that predicts the major product of an elimination reaction will be the most substituted alkene?

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Chemistry in a Nutshell

What's the primary mechanism that occurs in this reaction? CH₃CH₂CH₂OTos (proply tosylate) + NaBr reacts in the presence of DMF

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Chemistry in a Nutshell

☕Late night video drop! 🪙Nobel Prize week is in full swing, and I couldn't wait until tomorrow to share this breaking chemistry breakdown with you all.
🧪✨We’re diving into chiral molecules, non-linear effects, and why life itself chose left-handed amino acids.
If you're up late studying or scrolling, come hang out and check it out!
➡️Watch here: https://youtu.be/bkZTr_Q1rQo

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Chemistry in a Nutshell

Which intermolecular force is responsible for the fact that CH₃(CH₂)₂₉CH₃ is a solid at room temperature while CH₃(CH₂)₆CH₃ is a liquid?

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Chemistry in a Nutshell

Which is a more stable disubstituted cyclohexane? 1,4-trans or 1,4-cis?

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Chemistry in a Nutshell

What's the most electronegative element in CH₂FCl?