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19 votes

Why do we get slightly more inversion product than retention product in SN1 reaction?

16 votes

Are pseudo-zeroth order reactions possible?

13 votes
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Why doesn’t aniline undergo Friedel-Crafts alkylation?

11 votes
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ORCA: How to plot an adiabatic potential in dihydrogen H2 molecule?

11 votes

What is an example of chemical reaction that can be assisted by both an inorganic catalyst and an enzyme?

10 votes

Meta-directing nature of anilinium cations

9 votes
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Why is the endo product the major product in a Diels-Alder reaction?

8 votes

Aspirin Hydrolysis at pH 2

8 votes
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ELSD detection principle

8 votes
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Does rearrangement take place in the reaction between ethenylcyclohexane and iodine chloride?

8 votes

How to estimate the temperature needed to overcome an activation energy barrier?

6 votes

Lother Mayer curve

6 votes

Why hydrogen bonding in some acids make them a stronger acid when it is present even before deprotonation?

6 votes
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How do steric effects affect inductive effect in compounds with tetravalent nitrogen?

6 votes

Can substituted acetone undergo Cannizzaro reaction?

6 votes

Newman projection of 3-methylpentane

6 votes

Reimer–Tiemann-like reaction of catechol with diiodomethane

6 votes
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What is the alternative to chromyl chloride test?

5 votes
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What is the mechanism for thermal decarboxylation of a generic carboxylic acid (not special cases like beta-ketocarboxylic acid or malonic acids)?

5 votes
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Why does copper form bubbles in vinegar in this situation?

5 votes
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Maximum Local Value for the Electron Density

5 votes

What makes selectivity other than activation energy?

5 votes

Finding the rate of a reaction given experimental data for reaction kinetics

5 votes
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What is the general formula for tertiary alcohol?

4 votes

Bond angle order of SF2, OF2, HOF

4 votes
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Why does ester hydrolysis occur in basic medium

4 votes
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Can physical absorption happen despite the formation of products?

4 votes
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Can endergonic reactions be driven by heat?

4 votes

Gaussian calculation - PCM model for IRC compared to gas phase?

4 votes
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Second-step activation energy in SN1 reactions