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Ethers: Structure, Synthesis, and Mechanisms

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Functional Groups

  • Assigning Degrees to Alkyl Halides
    01:30
  • Why we need functional groups.
    01:49
  • The difference between aldehydes and ketones.
    03:08

Overview of Chemical Reactions

  • Recognizing Substitution Reactions.
    01:34
  • Recognizing Acid-Base Reactions.
    02:43
  • Recognizing Elimination Reactions.
    00:40

Reaction Mechanism

  • How to tell if charged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:39
  • Nucleophile or Electrophile
    01:49
  • How to tell if uncharged molecules will react as nucleophiles or electrophiles.
    02:48

Alcohol Synthesis

  • Forming alcohols through SN2 reactions.
    01:44
  • Forming alcohols through Acid-Catalyzed Hydration.
    02:02
  • Forming alcohols through Hydroboration-Oxidation.
    01:37

Leaving Group Conversions - Using HX

  • Why do we need to convert Alcohol into a good leaving group?
    02:03
  • Using HX acids via SN2 reaction.
    02:16
  • Using HX acids via SN1 reaction.
    07:20

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

Leaving Group Conversions Summary

  • Comparing and contrasting the Alcohol Conversions.
    04:30