An organic chemistry course teaches the structure, properties, and reactions of organic compounds. You will learn concepts such as molecular structures, reaction mechanisms, and nomenclature. Moreover, it helps you understand how chemical reactions work in real-life applications. Therefore, it builds a strong scientific foundation.
Course Curriculum
| Unit 01: About the Course | |||
| Introduction | 00:02:00 | ||
| Unit 02: Drawing Organic Molecules | |||
| How to read bond-line drawings | 00:18:00 | ||
| How to draw bond-line drawings | 00:18:00 | ||
| Identifying formal charges | 00:22:00 | ||
| Finding lone pairs that are not drawn | 00:23:00 | ||
| Unit 03: Resonance | |||
| What is resonance? | 00:05:00 | ||
| Drawing resonance structures (part 1) | 00:40:00 | ||
| Formal charges in resonance structures | 00:19:00 | ||
| Drawing resonance structures (part 2) | 00:25:00 | ||
| Recognizing patterns | 00:30:00 | ||
| The relative importance of resonance structures | 00:19:00 | ||
| Unit 04: Acid-Base Reactions | |||
| Introduction to acid – base | 00:03:00 | ||
| Charged atoms | 00:08:00 | ||
| Resonance | 00:11:00 | ||
| Induction | 00:09:00 | ||
| Orbitals | 00:03:00 | ||
| Charged atoms – Resonance – Induction – Orbitals | 00:07:00 | ||
| Showing an acid-base mechanism | 00:14:00 | ||
| Acid-Base equilibrium position | 00:06:00 | ||
| Unit 05: Geometry | |||
| Orbitals | 00:15:00 | ||
| Goemetry of orbitals | 00:15:00 | ||
| Impact of resonance on geometry | 00:01:00 | ||
| Unit 06: Nomenclature | |||
| Introduction to nomenclature | 00:03:00 | ||
| Functional group | 00:07:00 | ||
| Unsaturation | 00:04:00 | ||
| Parent | 00:09:00 | ||
| Substituents | 00:10:00 | ||
| “cis†– “trans†stereoisomerism | 00:04:00 | ||
| “E†– “Z†stereoisomerism | 00:04:00 | ||
| Localizing substituents in parent chain | 00:12:00 | ||
| From structure to name | 00:20:00 | ||
| Unit 07: Conformations | |||
| Introduction to conformations | 00:02:00 | ||
| Newman projection | 00:10:00 | ||
| Relative stability of Newman projections | 00:08:00 | ||
| Drawing chair conformations | 00:02:00 | ||
| Drawing substituents in chair conformations | 00:12:00 | ||
| Ring flipping | 00:10:00 | ||
| Comparing stability of chair conformations | 00:10:00 | ||
| Unit 08: Configurations | |||
| Introduction to configurations | 00:01:00 | ||
| Locating stereocenters | 00:04:00 | ||
| Determining the configuration of a stereocenter | 00:18:00 | ||
| Nomenclature | 00:12:00 | ||
| Enantiomers | 00:08:00 | ||
| Diastereomers | 00:05:00 | ||
| Meso compounds | 00:04:00 | ||
| Fischer projections | 00:11:00 | ||
| Unit 09: Mechanisms | |||
| Introduction to mechanisms | 00:02:00 | ||
| Nucleophiles and electrophiles | 00:09:00 | ||
| Arrows used for mechanisms | 00:14:00 | ||
| Carbocation | 00:15:00 | ||
| Unit 10: Substitution Reactions | |||
| SN1 SN2 mechanisms | 00:10:00 | ||
| Factor #1: the electrophile | 00:06:00 | ||
| Factor #2: the nucleophile | 00:04:00 | ||
| Factor #3: the leaving group | 00:05:00 | ||
| Factor #4: the solvent | 00:05:00 | ||
| Combining all 4 factors | 00:10:00 | ||
| Unit 11: Elimination Reactions | |||
| Introduction to elimination reactions | 00:02:00 | ||
| E1 mechanism | 00:08:00 | ||
| E2 mechanism | 00:20:00 | ||
| Unit 12: Substitution vs Elimination | |||
| Introduction to substitution vs elimination | 00:03:00 | ||
| Determining the function of the reagent | 00:04:00 | ||
| Identifying the mechanism(s) | 00:11:00 | ||
| Predicting regiochemical and stereochemical outcomes | 00:16:00 | ||
| Unit 13: Addition Reactions | |||
| Introduction to addition reactions | 00:01:00 | ||
| Regiochemistry | 00:05:00 | ||
| Stereochemistry | 00:18:00 | ||
| Hydrogenation: adding H-H | 00:07:00 | ||
| Hydrohalogenation: adding hydrogen halide, H-X | 00:09:00 | ||
| Hydrobromination : adding H-Br | 00:09:00 | ||
| Hydration: adding H-OH | 00:12:00 | ||
| Adding Br and Br | 00:05:00 | ||
| Halohydrin formation: adding Br and OH | 00:08:00 | ||
| “Anti” dihydroxylation: adding OH and OH | 00:07:00 | ||
| “syn” dihydroxylation : adding OH and OH | 00:04:00 | ||
| Ozonolysis | 00:03:00 | ||
| Reactions summary | 00:01:00 | ||
| Unit 14: Synthesis Techniques | |||
| One-step synthesis | 00:03:00 | ||
| Combining reactions: changing the position of a leaving group | 00:03:00 | ||
| Combining reactions: changing the position of a double bond | 00:02:00 | ||
| Combining reactions: introducing functionality | 00:03:00 | ||
| Unit 15: Wrapping Up and Bonus | |||
| Thank you for enrolling and announcing part 2 | 00:01:00 | ||



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