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Organic Chemistry: Mechanisms, Spectroscopy, and Synthesis Study Guide

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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

Alkene Stability

  • Heat of Combustion
    02:55
  • Understanding trends of alkene stability.
    04:28

E2 Mechanism

  • Understanding the properties of E2.
    04:42
  • Drawing the E2 Mechanism.
    09:36
  • Rank reactivity toward E2
    02:03

The SN2 Mechanism

  • Ranking reactivity toward SN2
    04:03
  • Drawing the SN2 Mechanism
    08:33
  • Understanding the properties of SN2.
    11:57

SN1 Reaction

  • Drawing the SN1 Mechanism
    10:49
  • Why highly substituted leaving groups favor SN1.
    01:13
  • Understanding the properties of SN1.
    08:16

Introduction to Substitution

  • Predict the product
    05:55
  • Nucleophiles and Electrophiles can react in Bronsted-Lowry Reactions.
    05:01
  • Nucleophiles and Electrophiles can react in Substitution Reactions.
    01:47

Leaving Groups

  • The 3 important leaving groups to know.
    07:22

Mass Spectrometry

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

NMR Spectroscopy

  • General NMR Features
    10:06

1H NMR:Number of Signals

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

1H NMR:Spin-Splitting (N + 1) Rule

  • Splitting without J-values
    12:21
  • Proton Splitting
    03:

1H NMR:Spin-Splitting Patterns

  • Common Splitting Patterns
    08:06

NMR Integration

  • 1H NMR Integration
    06:46
  • Draw Complete NMR Spectrum
    04:29

Infrared Spectroscopy

  • General Features of IR Spect
    16:04

Infrared Spectroscopy Table

  • Major IR absorptions
    02:22
  • Major IR absorptions
    02:03
  • Major IR absorptions
    02:02

Functional Groups

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

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