For the following discussion, you will choose an organic reaction in the list provided below. After choosing your reaction, you will have to explain it to the general public to make it understandable even if it is a complicated topic.
Which functional group are you targeting with your chosen reaction?
Which functional group are you obtaining?
Why is this reaction used in drug discovery?
What is the mechanism (you should draw the mechanism with arrows and electrons) for your reaction?
Please CLEARLY draw the molecule and mechanism on paper.
What are the reagents used in the reaction such as solvents? What are the conditions of the reaction? Are there any side products formed during the reactions? If yes, how can you limit them?
Organic reactions:
Substitution reaction (SN1 and SN2)
Elimination reaction (E1 and E2)
Friedel-Crafts reaction
Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation
Claisen condensation
Grignard reaction
Swern oxidation
Williamson ether synthesis
Birch reduction
Wittig reaction
Aldol condensation