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Bond Polarity vs bond length's effect on reactivity of haloalkanes
My textbook says:
Carbon acquires partial positive charge whereas halogen acquires partial negative charge. Halogen becomes nucleophilic in character, which can be replaced by another nucleophile on ...
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Reason behind more Reactivity of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons [closed]
My textbook says that unsaturated hydrocarbons are more reactive than saturated ones. But double and triple bonds are stronger than single bonds.
What is the explanation for this?
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Do amides oxidize to double-bonds?
Do amides from primary or secondary amines ever oxidize to a double-bond on the nitrogen? For example, like from an $\mathrm{R \bbox[yellow]{\color{red}{-}}(NH)-(C=O)-R'}$ to an $\mathrm{ R \bbox[...
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