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Delocalization, Stability, Reactivity, and pKa in Organic Chemistry

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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

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

Stability of Conjugated Intermediates

  • Stability of Conjugated Intermediates
    04:31

Carbocation Intermediates – Stability

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

Factors Affecting Acidity

  • Which of the oxides is the most basic?
    00:30
  • The 3 factors that determine the strength of inductive effects.
    03:09
  • Using Inductive Effect to determine acidity
    01:54

pKa Values

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

Electronegativity

  • Differences between ionic, polar and covalent bonds
    11:33

Conjugation Chemistry

  • Conjugated states
    03:27
  • Definition of Conjugation
    05:29
  • Review of Common Resonance Structures
    04:50

General Mechanism – Addition Reaction

  • Provide the mechanism
    01:15
  • Features of Addition Mechanisms.
    05:39

Reactions at the Allylic Position

  • Guided course
    Reactions at the Allylic Position Example 1
    2:01
  • Guided course
    Reactions at the Allylic Position Concept 4
    3:07
  • Guided course
    Reactions at the Allylic Position Concept 1
    1:26

Allylic Halogenation

  • Specific Reactions - Allylic Chlorination
    03:
  • Allylic Halogentation - General Mechanism
    07:50
  • Specific Reactions - Allylic Bromination
    03:20

Conjugated Hydrohalogenation (1,2 vs 1,4 addition)

  • 1,2 vs. 1,4 products
    03:06
  • 1,2 vs. 1,4 products
    02:13
  • Kinetic vs. Thermodynamic Control
    08:51

Aromaticity

  • Intro to Aromaticity
    08:19

Huckel's Rule

  • Four tests
    10:23

Pi Electrons

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

Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

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

Benzene Reactions

  • EAS Reactions Overview
    11:50