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Aldehydes and Ketones: Structure, Properties, and Reactions

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Functional Groups

  • Assigning Degrees to Alkyl Halides
    01:30
  • Why we need functional groups.
    01:49
  • The difference between aldehydes and ketones.
    03:08

Naming Aldehydes

  • Name the aldehyde
    01:34
  • Name the aldehyde
    03:17
  • Nomenclature
    03:11

Naming Ketones

  • Name the ketone
    01:58
  • Nomenclature
    03:05
  • Name the ketone
    02:27

Acid Base Equilibrium

  • The 3 steps for determining the direction of acid and base equilibrium.
    05:11
  • Determining Acid/Base Equilibrium
    04:00
  • Determining Acid/Base Equilibrium
    02:34

Infrared Spectroscopy

  • General Features of IR Spect
    16:04

NMR Spectroscopy

  • General NMR Features
    10:06

Mass Spectrometry

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

Overview of Chemical Reactions

  • Recognizing Substitution Reactions.
    01:34
  • Recognizing Acid-Base Reactions.
    02:43
  • Recognizing Elimination Reactions.
    00:40

Reactions of Organometallics

  • Reactions of Organometallics
    13:40

Intro to Redox

  • Distinguishing between Oxidation and Reduction
    00:54
  • Distinguishing between Oxidation and Reduction
    01:18
  • Distinguishing between Oxidation and Reduction
    00:54

Nucleophilic Addition

  • Nucleophilic Addition
    08:27

Wittig Reaction

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

Acetal

  • General Mechanism
    06:41

Acetal Protecting Group

  • Protecting Groups
    02:44
  • Acetal Protecting Group
    04:29

Hydrates

  • Show the mechanism, predict the equilibrium
    01:57
  • Mechanism
    04:10

Cyanohydrin

  • Nitrile Reduction
    02:36
  • Nitrile Hydrolysis
    02:22
  • Addition of Cyanide
    03:53

Oxidation of Alcohols

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