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Aromatic Compounds: Structure, Nomenclature, Stability, and Reactions

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Aromaticity - Introduction

  • Intro to Aromaticity
    08:19

Benzene Nomenclature

  • Benzene Nomenclature
    09:04

Four Tests of Aromaticity

  • Four tests
    10:23

Counting Pi Electrons

  • Count the pi electrons present
    00:19
  • Count the pi electrons present
    00:12
  • Counting pi electrons
    01:33

Inscribed Polygon Method

  • Inscribed Polygon Method
    02:56
  • Inscribed Polygon Method
    11:54

Aromaticity of Hydrocarbons

  • Determine the aromaticity
    00:39
  • Determine the aromaticity
    01:06
  • Determine the aromaticity
    02:58

Aromaticity of Heterocycles

  • Determine heterocycle aromaticity
    03:21
  • Heteroatoms
    03:21
  • Determine heterocycle aromaticity
    00:56

Acidity of Aromatic Hydrocarbons

  • Aromatic hydrocarbon acidity
    05:39
  • Comparing hydrocarbon acidity
    02:41
  • Determining hydrocarbon acitidy
    01:50

Basicity of Aromatic Heterocycles

  • The Sp2 Rule
    02:54
  • Heterocycles - Which lone pairs react?
    02:04
  • Draw the acid/base reaction product
    03:55

Reactions at Benzylic Positions

  • Guided course
    Reactions at Benzylic Positions Example 3
    1:12
  • Guided course
    Reactions at Benzylic Positions Example 2
    2:03
  • Guided course
    Reactions at Benzylic Positions Concept 1
    1:01

Benzyne Pathway – General Mechanism

  • Regiospecificity
    03:20
  • General Mechanism
    06:06
  • Activating and deactivating groups
    03:27

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution – General Mechanism

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

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution – Reactions

  • EAS Reactions Overview
    11:50