Science - Organic Chemistry
Topics covered in college organic chemistry course. Basic understanding of basic high school or college chemistry assumed.
- Representing Structures of Organic Molecules
- Naming Simple Alkanes
- Naming Alkanes with Alkyl Groups
- Correction - 2-Propylheptane should never be the name!
- Common and Systematic Naming-Iso, Sec and Tert Prefixes
- More Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 1
- Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 2
- Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 3
- Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 4
- Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 5
- Naming Alkenes Examples
- Naming Alkyl Halides
- sp3 Hybridized Orbitals and Sigma Bonds
- Pi bonds and sp2 Hybridized Orbitals
- Newman Projections
- Newman Projections 2
- Chair and Boat Shapes for Cyclohexane
- Double Newman Diagram for Methcyclohexane
- Introduction to Chirality
- Chiral Examples 1
- Chiral Examples 2
- Cahn-Ingold-Prelog System for Naming Enantiomers
- R,S (Cahn-Ingold-Prelog) Naming System Example 2
- Stereoisomers, Enantiomers, Diastereomers, Constitutional Isomers and Meso Compounds
- Cis-Trans and E-Z Naming Scheme for Alkenes
- Entgegen-Zusammen Naming Scheme for Alkenes Examples
- Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms
- Markovnikov's Rule and Carbocations
- Addition of Water (Acid-Catalyzed) Mechanism
- Polymerization of Alkenes with Acid
- Sn2 Reactions
- Sn1 Reactions
- Steric Hindrance
- Sn2 Stereochemistry
- Solvent Effects on Sn1 and Sn2 Reactions
- Nucleophilicity (Nucleophile Strength)
- Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity
- E2 Reactions
- E1 Reactions
- Zaitsev's Rule
- Comparing E2 E1 Sn2 Sn1 Reactions
- E2 E1 Sn2 Sn1 Reactions Example 2
- E2 E1 Sn2 Sn1 Reactions Example 3
- Free Radical Reactions
- Alcohols
- Alcohol Properties