Organic Chemistry

(Jacob Rumans) #1

112 Drawing reactions


112.1 Drawing reactions


There are various techniques you will run across for notation of organic reactions.


112.2 Arrows


Curved arrowsare used to showmovement of electrons. They are not used to show
where atoms, ions, or molecules move, just electrons. A curved arrow with two ”hooks”
on the end indicated movement of a pair of electrons. A curved arrow with one ”hook”
indicated movement of one electron.

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