Is there any organic compound that has another type of bonds than the covalent bonds?

Could it be electronics? Lone pairs on the two oxygens create an unfavorable environment for approaching nucleophiles and bases. Could it also be sterics?

My professor does not believe in the hyperconjugative effect. Instead, we only consider inductive effects. So do both effects have the same general effect? I know for methyl groups both have the same effect; both hyperconjugation and induction can be invoked to explain the electron donating ten...

If I take a compound like cyclopentadiene (C5H6) and I substitute a nitrogen for a carbon at one of the C = C bonds (making a C = N bond), how does this typically change the hydrophobicity of the compound? The trouble is that I'm not really a chemist. My thought here is that nitrogen is more el...

Is ammonia a nucleophile and hydrogen the electrophile in the B/L acid-base reaction of acietic acid with ammonia? I say that ammonia is the nucleophile because I drew a curved arrow from the lone pair on the ammonia to the ionizable hydrogen on acetic acid, and I drew a curved arrow from the b...

After consulting three organic chemistry texts (Wade, Klein, and Brown), only one actually clearly delineates a few guidelines for picking the most significant resonance structure. The others mention the same factors (maybe less one or two). So in sum, the important factors to consider are: 1) A...

Any idea where to buy chlorinated paraffin for lab application? We need very viscous analog of $\ce{CHCl_3}$. Should we think about synthesizing it? I found a lot of places where I could buy 5 tons:) But we need only few liters for the rest of our life.

When comparing o,m,p-toluidine, basicities, ortho effect is stated as a reason why o-toluidine is weaker But, When comparing o,m,p-toluic ccid basicities, ortho effect is stated as a reason why o-toluic acid is stronger acid. Further, I was given the definition that ortho effect is an effect...

Say for example, the KOH molecule. I know it's a base from literature, but how would one go about determining if a molecule is acidic or basic simply based on the structure of the molecule? How about amphoteric? Also, I understand that there are two complementary systems - Lewis and Bronsted-Low...

I'm wondering why maleic anhydride interacts with the middle cycle of anthracene. My thought concering product based stability: I would have expected that a Diels Alder to the outer ring would be better giving more resonance stabilization because I expected a naphtalene part to be lower in en...

What is the difference in the functioning of alkaline and acidified $\ce{KMnO4}$ as a reagent in organic chemistry? For e.g., in the oxidation of a primary alcohol to carboxylic acid, we use acidified $\ce{KMnO4}$ and not alkaline $\ce{KMnO4}$. Why? Thanks.

What is the final product of this reaction? Here's what I have: Does this look correct? I'm concerned because I'm used to seeing the nitrogen removed from the product (in the cases of primary amines).

It seems that editing posts has recently gone out of control. There is certainly a need for editing and it has always been occurring. In the past it seems like one person at a time was responsible for making 10-15 edits everyday. Now, there are several people doing this throughout the day. Af...

TL;DR It's because the enthalpy changes of a solution generally don't favor dissolution. A longer version: To explain this, usually the enthalpy change explanation is given. For the sake of understandability, let's see what happens when two compounds dissolve. Take ethanol dissolving in water ...

What does one mean by, A-H (where A is sp3 hybridised) bond should be in conjugation with polar pi bond and Hydrogen with it should most acidic in the compound ? I can't understand the word conjugation ? Actually our teacher has taught us has tautomerism before resonance (but I know some basics...

Considering the Lennard-Jones potential, $$V(r)=\frac{A}{r^{12}} − \frac{B}{r^{6}}$$ How does this relate to force or energy? I suspect that there is some physics equation I'm forgetting. I know that $F=−\nabla(V)$, but that's a partial derivative with respect to time, and I don't see how time ...

What chemical reactions in the soil cause that smell when it rains? In particular, what reactions vin the soil causes the petrichor smell?

TRE notes and tips Don't edit closed questions! (This is covered with my query, but just in case) The rationale, if you ask, is an SE slogan saying "$\color{red}{\mathcal{don't~polish~turds}}$". Enough said I guess. Don't edit questions that you voted to close/flagged for closure. For the same ...