Figure 1: Previous and current reports on the anti-Markovnikov addition of nucleophiles to alkenes. Figure 2: Proposed catalytic cycle for the anti-Markovnikov hydrohalogenation of styrenyl alkenes.

This protocol describes the catalytic asymmetric formation of all-carbon quaternary centers—a distinctive feature of many natural products and pharmaceuticals—via conjugate addition of alkylzirconium ...

In a development that could revise organic chemistry textbooks, a new catalytic version of alkene dichlorination makes the reaction more versatile. Now, researchers have devised the first catalytic ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

In this article we are going to share the various methods to prepare the alkene and specially the ozonolysis of alkenes to know the number and position of double bond present in the alkene compounds.

Complete combustion of alkenes produces carbon dioxide and water, provided there is a plentiful supply of oxygen. Incomplete combustion of alkenes occurs where oxygen is limited and produces water, ...

As a footnote to Mark M. Green’s letter on how to make organic chemistry “be part of understanding the wider world, to be worth knowing” (Jan. 2, 2023, page 3), I wish to illustrate my approach to “a ...