Talk:Corey–House synthesis

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Question[edit]

The article says, "If second alkyl halide is not the same as the first, then cross-products are formed and the yield is not worth doing the reaction itself." Could someone please explain what this means, and why it's true? Shalom (HelloPeace) 01:36, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That statement is an old vandalism. I'll fix it. ~K 01:41, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Acohols[edit]

hello can anybody tell me why higher alcohols have lower melting point why carbon chain in alcohol; have the tendency to resist hydrogen bonding tendency --Goalistoachive (talk) 01:04, 6 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]