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Reactivity order of DIBAL-H and diborane with esters and acids
I have been taught in class that
DIBAL-H is more reactive towards esters than carboxylic acids while opposite is true for diborane.
Also DIBAL-H mentioned is taken under low temperatures (−78 °C).
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Comparing reactivity of benzaldehyde and 2-butanone for nucleophilic addition
I was taught that, in general, aldehydes are more reactive than ketones because of two reasons: 1) less steric hindrance, and 2) alkyl groups on both sides of carbonyl group in ketones have a stronger ...
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Ketal formation of ethyl acetoacetate
Why does the ketone carbonyl group react in preference to the ester carbonyl?
Is it something to do with the resonance occurring into the ester carbonyl from the oxygen? but how does this make the ...
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Primary amine versus phosphoramidate reactivity with succinate esters
I have posted two reactions below. The top reaction is well known and occurs readily and near quantitatively (e.g. in protein modification), while the bottom reaction to my knowledge does not exist in ...
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