So I was curious why the more substituted alkenes are more stable and I looked it up. When you bend that p-orbital over to make a pi bond, it sort of exposes the nucleus a little on the other side, since the pi orbital is pulled away from that side toward the atom it is bonding to. Having more methyl groups around it kind of covers up that wound, making it more stable. It's essentially a type of hyperconjugation.
So I was curious why the more substituted alkenes are more stable and I looked it up. When you bend that p-orbital over to make a pi bond, it sort of exposes the nucleus a little on the other side, since the pi orbital is pulled away from that side toward the atom it is bonding to. Having more methyl groups around it kind of covers up that wound, making it more stable. It's essentially a type of hyperconjugation.
Is there a link to the labs? I would love to see them if so. Thanks! BTW, this whole project is amazing!
great lecture.