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Recently, Stack Exchange has allowed moderators to customise the wording that is associated with custom close reasons. Here I would like to focus on (by far) the most used close reason on the site, aka "homework". I have written up some short blurbs; it would be very nice to get some feedback on ...
During the formation of Wittig reagent, BuLi is used as it is a VERY strong base (pKa = 50). According to Wikipedia, however, sulfur ylide is 'especially conveniently' made from dimsyl anion (pKa = 35), which is a relatively weaker base although it is also used for preparation of Wittig reagent....
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Please view this link before I proceed: molecular orbital theory explaining molecular orbitals
[P.S. : I've kept the original title of the question]
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I know that A will most probably not happen because of high steric hindrance. However between B and C, will B become the major product? Because $\ce{-N(CH3)2}$ is less bulky compared to $\ce{C=O-NH2}$, so there will be less steric hindrance.
The Problem
An unusual reference gives the formula below for the heat transfer coefficient of an emulsion.
$$H = 0.0061~\mathrm{(x^{0.6} + 0.038T) ⋅ V^{0.35}}$$
In the formula T, is the temperature in $ºF$, V is the flow rate of the emulsion in $\frac{ft}{min}$, X is a characteristic dimension in...
In Kohn's Nobel Lecture, he claimed that:
"In general the many-electron wave function $\Psi(\mathbf{r}_1,\ldots,\mathbf{r}_N)$ for a system of $N$ electrons is not a legitimate scientific concept, when $N\geq N_0$ where $N_0\simeq10^3$."
He explains this in two ways: the first is that $\Psi$ cann...
