Podcast Beta
Questions and Answers
Explain the process of electrophilic addition to an alkene.
The alkene undergoes attack by an electrophile, forming a carbocation intermediate, followed by nucleophilic attack to form a new carbon-carbon bond.
Describe the synthesis of an ester from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
The carboxylic acid reacts with the alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst, forming an ester and water.
Explain the concept of tautomerism in organic chemistry.
Tautomerism is the existence of two isomers that are in rapid equilibrium, differing only in the position of a hydrogen atom and a double bond.
