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Chad's Organic Chemistry Videos - Complete Course 2018

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Learn organic chemistry through comprehensive video tutorials that build understanding from fundamental concepts to advanced reactions and mechanisms. Master Lewis structures, formal charges, hybridization, and molecular orbital theory before progressing through nomenclature, stereochemistry, and reaction mechanisms. Explore substitution and elimination reactions (SN1, SN2, E1, E2), alkene and alkyne chemistry, and free radical processes. Develop skills in spectroscopy interpretation including IR, mass spectrometry, and NMR for structural determination. Study aromatic chemistry, electrophilic aromatic substitution, and the principles of aromaticity. Examine carbonyl chemistry including nucleophilic addition reactions, aldol condensations, and Claisen reactions. Investigate carboxylic acids and their derivatives through nucleophilic acyl substitution mechanisms. Conclude with amine chemistry, including synthesis methods, basicity trends, and reactions with nitrous acid. Each topic includes detailed mechanisms, reaction conditions, and strategic approaches to synthesis problems, emphasizing conceptual understanding over memorization to make organic chemistry principles intuitive and applicable.

Syllabus

1.1 Lewis Structures
1.2 Formal Charges
1.3 Valence Bond Theory and Hybridization
1.4 Molecular Orbital Theory
1.5 Polarity
1.6 Intermolecular Forces
2.1 Condensed Structures
2.2 Bond Line Structures
2.3a Resonance
2.3b Resonance and Hybridization
3.1 Introduction to Acids and Bases
3.2 Ranking Bases
3.3 Ranking Acids
4.1a Nomenclature of Alkanes
4.1b Nomenclature of Cycloalkanes
4.1c Systematic Nomenclature of Complex Substituents
4.1d Common Names of Complex Substituents
4.1e Nomenclature of Bicyclic Compounds
4.2 Drawing Constitutional Isomers
4.3 Newman Projections
4.4 Cycloalkanes and Cyclohexane Chair Conformations
5.1 Overview of Isomerism
5.2 Chiral Centers and Chirality
5.3 Absolute Configurations - Assigning R and S
5.4 Molecules with Multiple Chiral Centers
5.5 Fischer Projections
5.6 Determining the Relationship Between a Pair of Molecules
5.7 Amine Inversion and Chiral Molecules Without Chiral Centers
5.8 Optical Activity
6.1 Reaction Enthalpies and Bond Dissociation Energies
6.2 Entropy, Gibbs Free Energy, and the Equilibrium Constant
6.3 The Kinetics of Organic Reactions
6.4 Nucleophiles, Electrophiles, and Intermediates
6.5 Reaction Mechanisms and Curved Arrow Pushing
7.1a Introduction to SN2 Reactions
7.1b Factors Affecting SN2 Reactions
7.2a Introduction to SN1 Reactions
7.2b Carbocation Rearrangements in SN1 Reactions
7.2c Racemization in SN1 Reactions
7.2d Factors Affecting SN1 Reactions
7.3 Unreactivity of Vinyl and Aryl Halides
7.4 Predicting the Products of Substitution Reactions
7.5 Nomenclature of Alkenes
7.6 Stability of Alkenes
7.7a Introduction to E2 Elimination Reactions
7.7b Exceptions to Zaitsev's Rule for E2 Reactions
7.7c The Stereospecificity of E2 Reactions Anti periplanar
7.8 Introduction to E1 Elimination Reactions
7.9 Predicting the Products of Elimination Reactions
7.10 Distinguishing Between Substitution and Elimination Reactions
8.1 Introduction to Alkene Addition Reactions
8.2 Hydrohalogenation
8.3a Hydration Acid Catalyzed Hydration
8.3b Hydration Oxymercuration Demercuration
8.3c Hydration Hydroboration Oxidation
8.4a Acid Catalyzed Addition of an Alcohol
8.4b Alkoxymercuration Demercuration
8.5 Catalytic Hydrogenation
8.6a Halogenation
8.6b Halohydrin Formation
8.7a Anti Dihydroxylation
8.7b Syn Dihydroxylation
8.8 Predicting the Products of Alkene Addition Reactions
8.9 Oxidative Cleavage Ozonolysis and Permanganate Cleavage
9.1 Nomenclature of Alkynes
9.2 Acidity of Alkynes
9.3 Preparation of Alkynes
9.4 Reduction of Alkynes
9.5 Introduction to Addition Reactions of Alkynes
9.6 Hydrohalogenation
9.7 Halogenation
9.8a Acid Catalyzed Hydration
9.8b Hydroboration Oxidation
9.8c Keto Enol Tautomerization
9.9 Ozonolysis
9.10 Alkylation of Acetylide Ions
10.1 Introduction to Free Radical Halogenation
10.2 Free Radical Chlorination vs Bromination
10.3 The Mechanism of Free Radical Halogenation
10.4 Allylic and Benzylic Bromination Using NBS
10.5 Hydrobromination of Alkenes with Peroxide
11.1 Functional Group Conversions
11.2 Increasing the Length of the Carbon Skeleton
11.3 Decreasing the Length of the Carbon Chain or Opening a Ring
11.4a Common Patterns in Synthesis Part 1
11.4b Common Patterns in Synthesis Part 2
11.4c Common Patterns in Synthesis Part 3
11.4d Common Patterns in Synthesis Part 4
12.1 Properties and Nomenclature of Alcohols
12.2 Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols
12.3a Synthesis of Alcohols; Reduction of Ketones and Aldehydes
12.3b Synthesis of Alcohols; Grignard Addition
12.4 Protecting Alcohols
12.5a Reaction with HCl, HBr, and HI
12.5b Substitution with PBr3 and SOCl2
12.5c Formation of Tosylate Esters
12.6 Elimination Dehydration
12.7 Oxidation with Chromic Acid and PCC
13.1 Introduction to Nomenclature of Ethers
13.2 Crown Ethers
13.3 Synthesis and Reactions of Ethers
13.4 Nomenclature of Epoxides
13.5 Synthesis of Epoxides
13.6 Ring Opening of Epoxides
13.7 Nomenclature, Synthesis, and Reactions of Thiols
13.8 Nomenclature, Synthesis, and Reactions of Sulfides
14.1 Introduction to IR Spectroscopy | Organic Chemistry
14.2a IR Spectra of Carbonyl Compounds | Organic Chemistry
14.2b The Effect of Conjugation on the Carbonyl Stretching Frequency | Organic Chemistry
14.3 Interpreting More IR Spectra | Organic Chemistry
14.4 Introduction to Mass Spectrometry | Organic Chemistry
14.5 Isotope Effects in Mass Spectrometry | Organic Chemistry
14.6a Fragmentation Patterns of Alkanes, Alkenes, and Aromatic Compounds | Mass Spectrometry
14.6b Fragmentation Patterns of Alkyl Halides, Alcohols, and Amines | Mass Spectrometry
14.6c Fragmentation Patterns of Ketones and Aldehydes | Mass Spectrometry
15.1 Introduction to NMR | Organic Chemistry
15.2 The Number of Signals in C 13 NMR | Organic Chemistry
15.3 The Number of Signals in Proton NMR | Organic Chemistry
15.4 Homotopic vs Enantiotopic vs Diastereotopic | Organic Chemistry
15.5a The Chemical Shift in C 13 and Proton NMR | Organic Chemistry
15.5b The Integration or Area Under a Signal in Proton NMR | Organic Chemistry
15.5c The Splitting or Multiplicity in Proton NMR | Organic Chemistry
15.6a Interpreting NMR Example 1 | Organic Chemistry
15.6b Interpreting NMR Example 2 | Organic Chemistry
15.6c Interpreting NMR Example 3 | Organic Chemistry
15.6d Structural Determination From All Spectra Example 4 | Organic Chemistry
15.6e Structural Determination From All Spectra Example 5 | Organic Chemistry
15.7 Complex Splitting | NMR | Organic Chemistry
16.1 Introduction to Conjugated Systems and Heats of Hydrogenation
16.2a Introduction to Pi Molecular Orbitals Ethylene
16.2b Pi Molecular Orbitals 1,3 Butadiene
16.2c Pi Molecular Orbitals the Allyl System
16.2d Pi Molecular Orbitals 1,3,5 Hexatriene
16.3 UV Vis Spectroscopy
16.4 Addition Reactions to Conjugated Dienes
16.5a Introduction to Diels Alder Reactions
16.5b Stereoselectivity and Regioselectivity in Diels Alder Reactions
16.5c Diels Alder Reactions with Cyclic Dienes
16.5d Conservation of Orbital Symmetry in Diels Alder Reactions
16.6 Cycloaddition Reactions
16.7 Electrocyclic Reactions
16.8 Sigmatropic Rearrangements
17.1 Nomenclature of Benzenes
17.2a Criteria for Aromatic Compounds
17.2b Aromatic vs Nonaromatic vs Antiaromatic
17.3 The Effects of Aromaticity on SN1 Reactions and Acidity Basicity
17.4 Aromaticity and Molecular Orbital Theory
18.1 Introduction to Aromatic Substitution Reactions
18.2a EAS Bromination and Chlorination
18.2b EAS Sulfonation and Desulfonation
18.2c EAS Nitration
18.2d EAS Friedel Crafts Alkylation and Acylation
18.2e EAS Activating and Deactivating Groups and Ortho Para and Meta Directors
18.2f EAS Predicting the Products of EAS Reactions
18.3 Catalytic Hydrogenation and the Birch Reduction
18.4a Side Chain Oxidation with Permanganate or Chromic Acid
18.4b Benzylic Bromination with NBS
18.4c The Clemmensen and Wolff Kishner Reductions
18.4d Side Chain General Reduction
18.5 Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
19.1 Nomenclature of Ketones and Aldehydes
19.2 Synthesis of Ketones and Aldehydes
19.3 Introduction to Nucleophilic Addition Reactions
19.4 Hydration Addition of Water
19.5a Addition of Alcohols
19.5b Cyclic Acetals as Protecting Groups
19.6a Addition of Primary Amines Imine Formation
19.6b Addition of Secondary Amines Enamine Formation
19.6c Mechanism for the Wolff Kishner Reduction
19.7 Reduction via Thioacetals
19.8 Hydride Reduction Reactions
19.9a Addition of Acetylide Ions and Grignard Reagents
19.9b Addition of HCN Cyanohydrin Formation
19.9c The Wittig Reaction
19.10 Baeyer Villiger Oxidation
20.1 Introduction to and Physical Properties of Carboyxylic Acids and Acid Derivatives
20.2a Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids
20.2b Nomenclature of Acid Halides
20.2c Nomenclature of Acid Anhydrides
20.2d Nomenclature of Esters
20.2e Nomenclature of Amides
20.2f Nomenclature of Nitriles
20.3 Introduction to Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
20.4 Reaction with Organometallic Reagents
20.5 Hydride Reduction
20.6 Interconversion of Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
20.7 The Mechanisms of Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution
20.8a Synthesis of Acid Halides
20.8b Reactions of Acid Halides
20.9 Synthesis and Reactions of Acid Anhydrides
20.10a Synthesis of Esters
20.10b Reactions of Esters
20.11 Synthesis and Reactions of Carboxylic Acids
20.12 Synthesis and Reactions of Amides
20.13 Synthesis and Reactions of Nitriles
21.1 Acidity of the Alpha Hydrogen
21.2 General Mechanisms of Alpha Substitution Reactions
21.3a Alpha Halogenation
21.3b The Haloform Reaction
21.3b The HVZ Reaction
21.4a Alpha Alkylation
21.4b The Stork Synthesis
21.5a Introduction to Aldol Reactions
21.5b Mechanisms of Aldol Reactions
21.5c Mixed Aldol Reactions
21.5d Intramolecular Aldol Reactions
21.6a Claisen Condensation Reactions
21.6b Dieckmann Condensation Reactions
21.7a Beta Decarboxylation
21.7b The Malonic Ester Synthesis
21.7c The Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis
21.8 Michael Reactions
21.9 The Robinson Annulation
22.1 Classification of Amines
22.2 Nomenclature of Amines
22.3 Basicity of Amines
22.4a Synthesis of Amines Reduction
22.4b Synthesis of Amines Hofmann Rearrangement
22.4c Synthesis of Amines Curtius Rearrangement and Schmidt Reaction
22.4d Synthesis of Amines Gabriel Synthesis
22.4e Synthesis of Amines Reductive Amination
22.5 Acylation
22.6 Hofmann Elimination
22.7 Cope Elimination
22.8a Reaction with Nitrous Acid and the Sandmeyer Reactions
22.8b Azo Coupling
22.9 EAS Reactions with Nitrogen Heterocycles

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