Reaction Mechanisms Course
This course teaches key reaction mechanisms for nitration, benzylic oxidation, and acyl substitution. Students learn to predict intermediates, manage side reactions, select safer greener conditions, and enhance yield, selectivity, and reliability in chemistry projects. It builds confidence in designing experiments and troubleshooting scale-up issues.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
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What will I learn?
This course guides learners through nitration, benzylic oxidation, acid chloride formation, and benzamide synthesis, emphasizing electron flow, intermediates, and rate-determining steps. Participants will predict side reactions, adjust conditions for better selectivity, incorporate safety and green practices, and gain skills to design reliable experiments and handle scale-up challenges effectively.
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Develop skills
- Master electron-flow arrows to map intermediates and rate steps confidently.
- Diagnose and suppress side reactions with mechanism-based strategies.
- Design nitration for selective p-nitrotoluene while minimizing polynitration.
- Optimize benzylic oxidations to acids, preventing overoxidation and nitro reduction.
- Control acyl chloride and benzamide formation through tuned nucleophilic acyl substitution.
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