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Study Guide: Ethers, Epoxides, Aldehydes, Ketones, and Carboxylic Acids

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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

Making Ethers - Alcohol Condensation

  • The Mechanism of Alcohol Condensation.
    04:33

Williamson Ether Synthesis

  • The Mechanism of Williamson Ether Synthesis.
    03:50

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

Naming Aldehydes

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

Naming Ketones

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

Nucleophilic Addition

  • Nucleophilic Addition
    08:27

Cyanohydrin

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

Imine vs Enamine

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

Wittig Reaction

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

Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation

  • Mechanism:
    07:28
  • Predict The product:
    04:15
  • Show the mechanism:
    08:59

Naming Carboxylic Acids

  • Give the IUPAC name
    02:03
  • Carboxylic Acids Nomenclature
    04:20

pKa Values

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

Acid Base Equilibrium

  • The 3 steps for determining the direction of acid and base equilibrium.
    05:11
  • Determining Acid/Base Equilibrium
    04:00
  • Determining Acid/Base Equilibrium
    02:34

Intro to Redox

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

Fischer Esterification

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

Decarboxylation Mechanism

  • Predict the correct structure
    02:32
  • General Mechanism
    04:32