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Ketones and Aldehydes: Structure, Properties, Nomenclature, and Reactions

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Ketone and Aldehyde Synthesis Reactions

    Ketone Nomenclature

    • Name the ketone
      01:58
    • Nomenclature
      03:05
    • Name the ketone
      02:27

    Aldehyde Nomenclature

    • Name the aldehyde
      01:34
    • Name the aldehyde
      03:17
    • Nomenclature
      03:11

    Functional Groups

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

    Infrared Spectroscopy

    • General Features of IR Spect
      16:04

    1H NMR - Total Number of Signals

    • General Assumption for 1H NMR Signals
      04:35
    • Identifying Proton Signals
      02:02
    • Identifying Proton Signals
      01:55

    13C NMR - General Features

    • 13C NMR General Features
      04:00
    • 1H and 13C Joint Problem
      01:10
    • Identifying 13C Signals
      02:12

    Mass Spect - Introduction

    • Equipment and Theory
      10:48
    • How to Read a Mass Spectrum
      01:25

    Reactions of Organometallics

    • Reactions of Organometallics
      13:40

    Nucleophilic Addition

    • Nucleophilic Addition
      08:27

    Intro to Redox

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

    Reduction

    • Intro
      00:15
    • Reducing Agents
      09:28

    Wolff Kishner Reduction

    • Mechanism
      04:57
    • General Reaction
      02:26

    Fischer Esterification – Mechanism

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

    Alpha Carbons and Tautomerization

    • Tautomerization Mechanisms
      05:11
    • Unusual Acidity of the Alpha Carbon
      01:51

    Cyanohydrins

    • Nitrile Reduction
      02:36
    • Nitrile Hydrolysis
      02:22
    • Addition of Cyanide
      03:53

    Acetals

    • General Mechanism
      06:41

    Acetals as Protecting Groups

    • Protecting Groups
      02:44
    • Acetal Protecting Group
      04:29

    Imines and Enamines

    • Imine Mechanism
      06:23
    • Enamine Mechanism
      06:25
    • General Reactions
      02:27

    Wittig Reaction

    • Box-Out Method and Full-Mechanism
      15:39

    Weak Oxidative Cleavage

    • General properties of ozonolysis.
      06:30

    Acid Chloride Nomenclature

    • Acid Chloride Nomenclature
      03:13
    • Provide the IUPAC name for the molecule
      01:44
    • Draw the Acid-Chloride
      00:37

    Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution – The Three Rules

    • NAS - The Three Rules
      09:32