Complete Guide to the Reformatsky Reaction Mechanism

🧪 More tutorials & practice questions with solutions🧪https://www.organicchemistrytutor.com/ 👋 Wanna Chat About Chemistry? Connect with me on Discord:   / discord   In this video I want to talk about the Reformatsky reaction, which is technically an organometallic reaction, but in reality it has more to do with enols and enolates rather than anything else. We will examine the reaction mechanism in detail, focusing on the formation of zinc enolates. This tutorial is essential for understanding organometallic compounds and their role in organic chemistry. Chapters: 00:00 Intro and Zinc-enolates 02:47 Reaction with aldehydes and ketones 04:30 Reactivity trends 05:35 Examples 07:55 Side reactions 10:14 Blaise reaction