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Organic Chemistry Video Tutorials
Short, worked walkthroughs grouped by topic, so you can jump straight to the one you need.
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Foundations
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Drawing Lewis Structures
How to draw Lewis structures correctly.
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03:38
calculating formal charges
All you need to know to get formal charges correct every time!
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05:33
Arrow Drawing in Organic Chemistry: Where do they go?!!!
How to Draw Arrows in Organic Chemistry, thecarbondr.com
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18:03
Alkane Nomenclature straight chains
IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes
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alkane nomenclature cycloalkanes
Conformations & Stereochemistry
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Cyclohexane Conformations
How to draw cyclohexane chair conformations
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15:40
Drawing Newman Projections
How to draw Newman projections
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Interconverting Perspectives: Newman to Fischer
How to interchange from Newman to Fischer projections
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13:15
Determining R and S
How to determine R and S. Step-by-step instructions.
Acids & Bases
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10:58
Lewis Acid/Base Theory
Lewis acids and Lewis bases are discussed with examples
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pH of Bleach (NaOCl): Weak Base Calculation
Step-by-step ICE table calculation of the pH of a sodium hypochlorite (bleach) solution, a weak base, using the pKa of hypochlorous acid.
Reactions
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23:34
Substitution and Elimination
The basic principles of substitution and elimination reactions are explained with examples
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31:56
Reactions of Alkenes part 1
The first part of a detailed look into the reactions of alkenes.
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36:31
Reactions of Alkenes part 2
This video describes even more reactions of alkenes
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45:07
Reactions of Alkynes
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Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Basics
The basics for electrophilic aromatic substitution! See more at https://www.thecarbondr.com!
Carbonyl Chemistry
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Aldehydes and ketones: general reactivity
A description of the general reactivity of aldehydes and ketones. This video is part one of the reactions of aldehydes and ketones
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The Wittig Reaction
A detailed look at the Wittig reaction
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Aldol Reaction Part 1
An in-depth look at the aldol reaction including alpha carbon acidity.
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The Aldol Reaction: Part 2
A look at thermodynamic and kinetic enolates, bases used, and alkylation with enolates
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37:06
the aldol reaction part 3
aldol condensation is described
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