Reaction Mechanisms

'Reaction mechanisms in organic chemistry' is pretty straightforward topic if you remember a few key ideas.

1. Factors to consider: electronic, steric, thermodynamic, kinetic

2. Active species involved: free radical, nucleophile, electrophile

3. Overall consequence: substitution, addition, elimination


Here are two very helpful links:

1. List of Wikipedia entries for organic chemistry reaction mechanisms

2. ChemGuide index for organic chemistry reaction mechanisms

Personally, I prefer Wikipedia when I am looking for many related concepts and how they work together. I prefer Chemguide when I'm looking for clear specific ideas related to academic course requirements. Between the two, students should be able to figure out the basic principles of organic reactions.
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