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Aromatic Compounds: Structure, Properties, and Nomenclature

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Aromaticity - Introduction

  • Intro to Aromaticity
    08:19

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

Aromaticity of Hydrocarbons

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

Aromaticity of Annulene

  • [6]annulene vs. [8]annulene
    04:28
  • Determine annulene aromaticity
    01:13
  • Determine annulene aromaticity
    02:10

Inscribed Polygon Method

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

Molecular Orbitals

  • Sigma bond vs. pi bond, which is stronger?
    03:25
  • What’s the difference between sigma and pi bonds?
    02:19
  • What’s the difference between atomic and molecular orbitals?
    11:25

Basics of Molecular Orbital Theory

  • Review of Atomic Orbitals
    16:
  • Review of Molecular Orbitals
    08:41

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution – General Mechanism

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

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution – Reactions

  • EAS Reactions Overview
    11:50

Nomenclature of Heterocycles

  • Guided course
    Nomenclature of Heterocycles Concept 1
    2:06
  • Guided course
    Nomenclature of Heterocycles Example 1
    0:50
  • Guided course
    Nomenclature of Heterocycles Example 2
    1:13

Aromaticity of Heterocycles

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

Basicity of Aromatic Heterocycles

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

Acid-Base Properties of Nitrogen Heterocycles

  • Guided course
    Acid-Base Properties of Nitrogen Heterocycles Concept 1
    2:07
  • Guided course
    Acid-Base Properties of Nitrogen Heterocycles Concept 2
    1:37
  • Guided course
    Acid-Base Properties of Nitrogen Heterocycles Example 1
    2:01

Reactions of Pyrrole, Furan, and Thiophene

  • Guided course
    Reactions of Pyrrole, Furan, and Thiophene Concept 2
    3:45
  • Guided course
    Reactions of Pyrrole, Furan, and Thiophene Example 2
    1:31
  • Guided course
    Reactions of Pyrrole, Furan, and Thiophene Concept 1
    2:36

Aromaticity - Introduction

  • Intro to Aromaticity
    08:19

Benzene Nomenclature

  • Benzene Nomenclature
    09:04

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