Carbene Chemistry for CSIR-UGC NET and GATE

In this video, I discussed about the chemistry of Carbenes. The methods of generation, insertion (intermolecular/intramolecular) reactions, Simmons-Smith reaction (cyclopropanation) along with examples and previous year questions from NET and GATE.

Video Chapter timeline:
0:00 Introduction
1:26 Diazomethane and its Formation
5:18 Selective Methylation
6:27 Photolysis of Diazomethane
8:17 How are Carbenes Formed?
13:54 Carbenes from Tosylhydrazones (Bamford-Stevens Reaction)
15:41 Carbene formation by α-Elimination
18:54 Singlet and Triplet Carbenes
21:04 How do Carbenes React?
22:16 Simmons-Smith Reaction and Examples
27:14 Asymmetric Cyclopropanation
33:49 Copper Catalyzed Decomposition of Diazo Compounds
39:04 Insertion into C-H Bonds
45:14 Attack of Carbenes on Lone Pairs
48:30 Question from GATE 2018
49:08 Question from CSIR-UGC NET June 2018
50:25 Question from CSIR-UGC NET June 2017
51:15 Question from CSIR-UGC NET Dec 2016
51:42 Question from CSIR-UGC NET June 2016
52:40 Question from CSIR-UGC NET Dec 2015

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