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Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes: Structure, Nomenclature, and Reactions

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Alkane Nomenclature

  • Naming the root chain
    01:02
  • Provide the IUPAC name for the following alkane
    07:08
  • The different parts of an IUPAC name
    03:43

Common Substituents

  • Name the following alkane
    02:33
  • Understanding Non-IUPAC Substituents
    06:42
  • Name the following alkane
    03:56

Cycloalkanes

  • Name the following alkane
    00:53
  • Determining Root Name
    00:18
  • Determining Root Name
    00:34

Newman Projections – Conformational Energy

  • How to draw a Newman Projection Energy Diagram.
    07:27
  • How sigma bond rotation is visualized
    03:11
  • The energy states of 3 different Newman Projections.
    03:51

Conformations

  • Understanding what a conformer is.
    03:29

Chair Flip

  • The 3 important factors when drawing chairs
    05:12

Cyclohexane – Chairs and Positions

  • What is a chair conformation?
    01:05
  • How chairs flip from one conformation to another
    02:22
  • How chairs flip from one conformation to another
    04:26

Cis vs Trans

  • Why we need to use the E/Z naming system
    02:07
  • What does E and Z stand for?
    00:50
  • How to name different types of double bonds or rings
    04:28

Carbocation Intermediates – Stability

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

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution – General Mechanism

  • EAS General Mechanism
    06:52
  • EAS Review
    03:07

Markovnikov's Rule

  • Provide the mechanism
    01:26
  • How to add to asymmetrical double bonds.
    03:38

Stability of Alkenes

  • Heat of Combustion
    02:55
  • Understanding trends of alkene stability.
    04:28

Catalytic Hydrogenation and Wilkinson's Catalyst

  • General properties of catalytic hydrogenation.
    05:21