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Organic Chemistry Study Guide: Radicals, Spectroscopy, Alcohols, Amines, Ethers, Epoxides, Carboxylic Acids, Aldehydes, and Ketones

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Radical Initiators

  • What are Radical Initiators?
    03:49
  • Heterolytic vs. Homolytic Bond Cleavage .
    04:39

Radical Stability

  • The radical stability trend.
    03:43
  • Determine which of the following radicals is the most stable.
    03:25

Radical Chain Reaction

  • The one reaction that alkanes will actually undergo.
    02:05
  • Explaining the following problem.
    00:34
  • Show the entire chain reaction mechanism.
    04:08

Mass Spect - Introduction

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

Naming Alcohols

  • How to name alcohols
    01:01
  • Name the following compound
    03:59
  • Old school vs. new school naming
    03:03

Naming Amines

  • Naming Primary Amines
    06:50
  • Primary Amines as Substituents
    02:58
  • Naming Secondary and Tertiary Amines
    01:57

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

Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration

  • Dehydration of 1° alcohols:The E2 Mechanism
    05:20
  • An extra note of caution with 1° alcohols.
    01:06
  • General features of acid-catalyzed dehydration.
    06:01

Intro to Redox

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

Infrared Spectroscopy

  • General Features of IR Spect
    16:04

Ether Nomenclature

  • How to name ethers using the IUPAC naming system.
    02:08
  • How to name ethers using the common naming system.
    01:32
  • Provide the correct common name of the following ether.
    01:22

Epoxidation

  • Halohydrins to epoxides via intramolecular SN2.
    02:26
  • General properties of epoxidation.
    02:19
  • The mechanism of how peroxy acids make epoxides.
    03:19

Epoxide Ring Opening

  • Base-Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening
    04:44
  • Acid-Catalyzed Epoxide Ring-Opening
    04:34

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-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis – Mechanism

  • General Mechanism
    02:38
  • General Reaction
    01:31

Base-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis – Mechanism

  • Mechanism
    03:27

Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution – The Three Rules

  • NAS - The Three Rules
    09:32

Ester Nomenclature

  • Draw the molecule
    01:28
  • Name the structure
    01:10
  • Ester Nomenclature
    02:39

Amide Nomenclature

  • Amide Nomenclature
    01:33
  • Name the molecule
    02:46
  • Draw the amide
    01:28

Acid Chloride Nomenclature

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

Anhydride Nomenclature

  • Draw the molecule
    00:40
  • Anhydride Nomenclature
    03:35
  • Provide the IUPAC name for the molecule
    02:47

Lactones, Lactams and Cyclization Reactions

  • Lactones and Lactams
    05:19
  • Cyclic Anhydrides and Imides
    03:35
  • Cyclization Reaction
    01:33

Aldehyde Nomenclature

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

Ketone Nomenclature

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

Reactions of Organometallics

  • Reactions of Organometallics
    13:40

Nucleophilic Addition

  • Nucleophilic Addition
    08:27