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Advanced Organic Chemistry: Spectroscopy, Free Radicals, Organometallics, Aromatics, and Carbonyl Chemistry

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Mass Spect - Introduction

  • Equipment and Theory
    10:48
  • How to Read a Mass Spectrum
    01:25

Infrared Spectroscopy

  • General Features of IR Spect
    16:04

1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance - General Features

  • General NMR Features
    10:06

Radical Chain Reaction

  • The one reaction that alkanes will actually undergo.
    02:05
  • Explaining the following problem.
    00:34
  • Show the entire chain reaction mechanism.
    04:08

Radical Stability

  • The radical stability trend.
    03:43
  • Determine which of the following radicals is the most stable.
    03:25

Preparation of Organometallics

  • Ruining Organometallics
    02:50
  • General Reaction
    12:21

Reactions of Organometallics

  • Reactions of Organometallics
    13:40

Synthesis of Alcohols Overview

  • Forming alcohols through SN2 reactions.
    01:44
  • Forming alcohols through Acid-Catalyzed Hydration.
    02:02
  • Forming alcohols through Hydroboration-Oxidation.
    01:37

Alcohol Nomenclature

  • Provide the correct common and IUPAC name.
    01:49
  • How to name polyols.
    01:47
  • Provide the correct common and IUPAC name.
    00:59

Ether Nomenclature

  • How to name ethers using the IUPAC naming system.
    02:08
  • How to name ethers using the common naming system.
    01:32
  • Provide the correct common name of the following ether.
    01:22

Epoxide Nomenclature

  • How to name cyclic ethers using the cycloalkane convention.
    03:23
  • How to name epoxides using the epoxy convention.
    01:20
  • Defining what an epoxide (oxirane) is.
    01:09

Alcohol Protecting Groups

  • General features of Alcohol Protecting Groups.
    03:01

Wittig Reaction

  • Box-Out Method and Full-Mechanism
    15:39

Alpha Carbons and Tautomerization

  • Tautomerization Mechanisms
    05:11
  • Unusual Acidity of the Alpha Carbon
    01:51

Enolates

  • General Reactions
    02:28
  • Formation of Enolates
    02:26

Acid-Catalyzed Alpha-Halogenation

  • Acid Catalyzed
    03:09

Base-Catalyzed Alpha-Halogenation

  • Base Catalyzed
    01:57

Haloform Reaction

  • Haloform Reaction
    03:50

Hell-Volhard-Zelinski Reaction

    Overview of α-Carbon Alkylations and Acylations

    • Overview
      06:12

    Enolate Alkylation and Acylation

    • Alkylation of Esters
      03:05
    • General Reaction
      01:11
    • Directed Reactions
      04:35

    Enamine Alkylation and Acylation

    • General Reaction
      03:36
    • Predict the Products
      02:50
    • Predict the Products
      03:13

    Aldol Condensation

    • General Features
      11:07

    Claisen Condensation

    • Claisen Condensation
      08:28

    The Michael Reaction

    • General Mechanism
      03:27
    • General Reaction
      02:34

    Ketone and Aldehyde Synthesis Reactions

      Use of Protecting Groups

      • Use of Protecting Groups
        04:34
      • Provide mechanism and final product of transformation.
        04:45

      Reaction Mechanism

      • How to tell if charged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
        02:39
      • Nucleophile or Electrophile
        01:49
      • How to tell if uncharged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
        02:48

      Carbocation Intermediates – Stability

      • Determining Carbocation Stability
        05:58
      • Predicting the most stable carbocation
        01:21

      Carbocation Intermediate – Rearrangements

      • Alkyl Shift
        03:43
      • Understanding why carbocations shift.
        00:47
      • Hydride Shift
        03:34