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Carboxylic Acids: Structure, Properties, Nomenclature, Preparation, and Reactions

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Carboxylic Acid Nomenclature

  • Give the IUPAC name
    02:03
  • Carboxylic Acids Nomenclature
    04:20

COOH Derivatives and Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution

  • Intro to Nucleophilic Acyl Substituion
    04:06
  • Intro to Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
    03:50

Acid and Base Definitions

  • Lewis vs. Bronsted-Lowry Definition
    07:46
  • The Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases.
    00:54
  • Equilibrium constant and conjugates.
    02:11

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

pKa Values

  • Identifying pKa values
    07:45
  • The 12 pKa values you want to memorize (because they are important!).
    09:36

Resonance Structures

  • How to draw a resonance hybrid.
    03:24
  • The rules you need for resonance:
    03:34
  • How to determine which structure is most stable.
    01:32

EAS – Monosubstituted Benzene

  • Badass Activity Chart
    11:55
  • Activity and Directing Effects
    04:29

Acid-Base Properties of Amino Acids

  • Why Amino Acids Exist as Zwitterions
    04:41
  • Determining Predominant Forms
    07:57
  • Predicting Predominant Form of Lysine
    03:57

Fatty Acids

  • Fatty Acids Concept 5
    2:09
  • Guided course
    Fatty Acids Concept 4
    1:50
  • Guided course
    Fatty Acids Concept 2
    1:54

Intermolecular Forces

  • How dipole-dipole forces work.
    01:46
  • How IMFs are related to melting and boiling points.
    03:08
  • How Van der Waals forces work.
    03:01

Solvents

  • The difference between protic vs. aprotic solvents.
    03:57
  • Identification of polarity in solvents
    01:16
  • Identification of polarity in solvents
    00:39

Intro to Redox

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

Fischer Esterification – Mechanism

  • General Mechanism
    04:08
  • General Reaction
    01:08

Leaving Group Conversions - SOCl2 and PBr3

  • Predict the mechanism of PBr3, and draw the final product.
    06:01
  • Learning the mechanism of SOCl2.
    07:18

Diacid Nomenclature

  • Nomenclature of Diacids
    01:22

Acid-Base Catalysis

  • Guided course
    Acid-Base Catalysis Concept 2
    1:06
  • Guided course
    Acid-Base Catalysis Concept 3
    2:50
  • Guided course
    Acid-Base Catalysis Concept 1
    2:30

Intermolecular Forces

  • How dipole-dipole forces work.
    01:46
  • How IMFs are related to melting and boiling points.
    03:08
  • How Van der Waals forces work.
    03:01