organic reactions and mechanisms

Inorganic chemists visualize oxidation reactions either as a loss of electrons or an increase in the oxidation number. However, it is difficult to visualize an organic reaction under these terms. It is...

Transesterification: Transesterification reaction, also called alcoholysis, is the displacement of alcohol from an ester by another alcohol. In other words, it is an organic transformation converting...

Esterification is widely regarded as an essential organic transformation as these are critical for the synthesis of many commercially available drugs and building blocks. Carboxylic esters are a class...