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Alcohols, Ethers, Carboxylic Acids, and Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Key Concepts and Mechanisms

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Naming Alcohols

  • How to name alcohols
    01:01
  • Name the following compound
    03:59
  • Old school vs. new school naming
    03:03

Oxidation of Alcohols

  • Reagents
    01:52
  • Strong oxidizing agents
    05:53
  • Strong oxidizing agents
    03:40

Hydrohalogenation

  • General properties of hydrohalogenation.
    04:07
  • Provide the mechanism
    02:24

Elimination and Zaitsev's Rule

  • Hofmann product
    02:39
  • Defining Zaitsev’s Rule
    01:18
  • Zaitsev product
    07:01

Use of Protecting Groups

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

Williamson Ether Synthesis

  • The Mechanism of Williamson Ether Synthesis.
    03:50

Ether Cleavage

  • How to predict the products of Ether Cleavage.
    04:22
  • Predict the product of the following reaction.
    03:44

Naming Carboxylic Acids

  • Give the IUPAC name
    02:03
  • Carboxylic Acids Nomenclature
    04:20

Naming Nitriles

  • Name the structure
    00:50
  • Nitrile Nomenclature
    01:01
  • Draw the molecule
    00:28

Nucleophilic Addition

  • Nucleophilic Addition
    08:27

Preparation of Organometallics

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

Reactions of Organometallics

  • Reactions of Organometallics
    13:40

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

  • Intro to Nucleophilic Acyl Substituion
    04:06
  • Intro to Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
    03:50

Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

  • NAS - The Three Rules
    09:32

Carboxylic Acid to Acid Chloride

  • Synthesis of Acid Chlorides
    01:36
  • Hydrolysis of Nitriles
    01:11
  • Synthesis of Amides
    02:32

Fischer Esterification

  • General Mechanism
    04:08
  • General Reaction
    01:08

Acid-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis

  • General Mechanism
    02:38
  • General Reaction
    01:31

Saponification

  • Mechanism
    03:27

Transesterification

  • General Mechanism
    02:27
  • General Reaction
    02:49