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Alkenes: Structure and Synthesis – Key Concepts and Mechanisms

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Naming Alkenes

  • Name the following alkene
    02:04
  • How to name alkenes and alkynes
    01:55

Sigma and Pi Bonds

  • Single bonds, double bonds, and triple bonds.
    06:00
  • Sigma bonds and pi bonds
    01:05
  • Sigma bonds and pi bonds
    00:59

Alkene Stability

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

E2 Mechanism

  • Understanding the properties of E2.
    04:42
  • Drawing the E2 Mechanism.
    09:36
  • Rank reactivity toward E2
    02:03

Zaitsev Rule

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

Hofmann Elimination

  • Provide the Major Product
    01:14
  • Mechanism
    06:45
  • General Reaction
    03:22

Newman Projections

  • 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