Unlock Carbene Chemistry: CSIR-UGC NET & GATE Simplified!

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 Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @chemospecific   To know more about my work, check the links (1)   / chemospecific   (2) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... (3)   / mandeep-singh-95010660   (4) https://scholar.google.co.in/citation... For help regarding organic chemistry topics, send me an email at [email protected]