This post is meant to be a guide on grasping the basic use of the $\color{blue}{\text{tagging system}}$ in Chemistry Stack Exchange. Answers: How to find out if a tag is good to have/make I haven't seen the tags here, but to post my question I need to add at least one tag. What should I do/kno...

How would the first isomer there be different from

Furan has two signals, right? One for the Ar-C and another for the C=C-H? What I don't know how to do is how to determine their multiplicity, how many H's produce the signal and the H neighbors

CH3CH2OCH2CH3 -I know this one has two signals Would this have a singlet multiplicity and 0 neighboring Carbons? CH3OCH2CH2CH3 -I know this one has four signals Would this have a singlet, triplet and quartet?

Could anyone recommend a good book for self-learning that provide a clear, step by step guide on solving such chemical equilibria questions. It should cover the following topics: weak acid and strong base titration, buffers, redox reactions, electrochemical reactions, complexation reactions, po...

So I feel silly asking this kind of question but for some reason I am in the 'zone of confusion' and I cannot seem to reconcile this. It is well known that an (ideal) combustion reaction follows the general framework: $$\mathrm{sample} + \mathrm{O_2} \longrightarrow \mathrm{CO_2+H_2O}$$ Let us...

I know what demethylation is. I have no idea what mono- means, the N is nitrogen of course, I know that from the line structure image in front of me if I could not guess it - and after quite a bit of google searching I gave up and came here. Chemistry is not my field but out of curiosity and fo...

Will a reaction(E2) that has 2 potential product go faster than a reaction that has 3 potential products? specific information - the molecules in the pictures are each reacting with methanol. I figured it's an E2 reaction (I hope I'm right) and the question is which one will go faster?

We say : \[\ce{Alcohol ->[\ce{KMnO4}] Acid}\] The alcohol forms a carboxylic acid, ie gains an $\ce{O}$ from $\ce{KMnO4}$. This means $\ce{KMnO4}$ is a reactant! Then why is it written above the arrow? What all do we write on arrow?

On G2:M1:V1 window, result summary is grayed out. Does anybody know how to enable so that I can see my calculation summary?

I am reading the contents of the oatstraw: .. high in vitamins A, C, B complex, LE, G.. I am unable to find on the Internet what LE refers to.

I read that alkanes are 'colourless and odourless'. Heptane is an alkane. Why does heptane smell like heptane? Impurities?

What is Markovnikov's Rule? My chemistry teacher was teaching organic chemistry, and in reaction he says that it uses MMarkovnikov's rule, and went on teaching, he didn't described it,as he was very strict i could not gather the courage to ask him.

I have to examine the exact material of a specific fabric (non-woven), of which I know is either viscose or cotton. I know that viscose and cotton are structurally similar, but there should be a way to tell them apart. This is the result of the microscopic examination (x 100): My professor tel...

Why is it said that the presence of a carbon with 4 different groups is necessary for it to exist as an enantiomeric form? Lets take 2-fluoropropane for example. When I draw the structure of it in such a way so that the 2 CH3 groups are adjacent to each other (on paper ) and take its mirror imag...

I have question about hetero-cycles: Why do we use (the most common hetero-cyclic elements) nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur as hetero compounds most of time?

My question is about the condenser used in a Soxhlet extractions. It's unusual looking compared to the rest of condensers, used in distillation for example, I've noticed it has a thin and short tube on top and my question is, do one leave it open when performing a Soxhlet extraction or should it ...

What are the products formed when phenol reacts with monoiodomethane in presence of dilute alkali? Also, a reaction with a mechanism would be helpful. Thanks for any help. EDIT: Phenol Reacts with NaOH to give a salt, Sodium Phenoxide. And yes, I was thinking about addition of Iodine to the Ring...

My question is about the condenser used in a Soxhlet extractions. It's unusual looking compared to the rest of condensers, used in distillation for example, I've noticed it has a thin and short tube on top and my question is, do one leave it open when performing a Soxhlet extraction or should it ...