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Organic Chemistry by CrashCourse

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Overview

In 50 episodes, Dr. Deboki Chakravarti will teach you organic chemistry. This course is based on sophomore-level college material, covering topics from Organic Chemistry I and II. It was developed with 9 reference texts and journal articles on specialized topics in organic chemistry, in particular: Organic Chemistry texts by Brown, Foote, Iverson and Ansyln (8th ed.); Clayden, Greeves and Warren (2nd ed.); McMurry (9th ed.) By the end of this course, you will be able to:

* Recognize and name the major functional groups in organic compounds

* Understand the influence of molecular structure and conformation on chemical properties and reactivity

Identify the possible reactions for a given organic compound and select reasonable reaction mechanisms given the reactant structure and functional groups

* Sketch a mechanism for an organic reaction, showing valid arrow-pushing and formal charges

* Develop and compare synthetic routes to a target molecule from a starting compound

* Interpret spectra (e.g. IR, NMR, MS, UV/vis) and understand how they are used in structure determination

* Connect the chemical properties of organic compounds to their real-world applications (e.g. in polymers, medicine, and biochemistry).

Syllabus

Crash Course Organic Chemistry Preview.
What Is Organic Chemistry?: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #1.
The Basics of Organic Nomenclature: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #2.
More Organic Nomenclature: Heteroatom Functional Groups: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #3.
3D Structure and Bonding: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #4.
IR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #5.
Alkanes: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #6.
Cyclohexanes: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #7.
Stereochemistry: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #8.
More Stereochemical Relationships: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #9.
Polarity, Resonance, and Electron Pushing: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #10.
Acidity: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #11.
Nucleophiles and Electrophiles: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #12.
Intro to Reaction Mechanisms: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #13.
E/Z Alkenes, Electrophilic Addition, & Carbocations: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #14.
Thermodynamics and Energy Diagrams: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #15.
Alkene Addition Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #16.
Alkene Redox Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #17.
Alkyne Reactions & Tautomerization: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #18.
Radical Reactions & Hammond's Postulate: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #19.
Intro to Substitution Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #20.
Substitution Reactions - SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #21.
E1 and E2 Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #22.
Determining SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #23.
Alcohols, Ethers, and Epoxides: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #24.
Synthesis and Column Chromatography: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #25.
How to Identify Molecules - Proton NMR: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #26.
An Overview of Aldehydes and Ketones: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #27.
Organometallic Reagents and Carbanions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #28.
Aldehyde and Ketone Reactions - Hydrates, Acetals, & Imines: Crash Course Organic Chemistry #29.

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