ORGANIC VIDEO LESSONS

ALKANES

• An Introduction to Nomenclature: The Alkyl Groups.
• Naming Alkanes.
• Naming Cycloalkanes.
  • Part 1: General Concept
  • Part 2: Rings versus Chains
  • Part 3: Practice Examples
• Conformations of Acyclic Alkanes.
  • Newman Projection
  • Conformation of Butane
  • Conformations Energy Diagram
• Conformations of Cyclic Alkanes.
  • General Concept: The Chair Conformation
  • Ring Flipping: The Boat Conformation
  • The Chair and Boat Conformation Energies
• Stereoisomerism of Chair Conformation: Cis & Trans.
• Stereoisomerism Energy.

STEREOCHEMISTRY

• Labeling Stereogenic Centers with R or S.
  • Assigning Priorities for Substituents
  • R or S: Practice Examples

ALKYL HALIDES & NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION

• When Is the Mechanism SN1 or SN2?
• SN1 and SN2 Mechanism: Chiral Molecules.
• SN1 and SN2 Mechanism: Chair Conformation.

ALKYL HALIDES & ELIMINATION REACTIONS

• When Is the Mechanism E1 or E2?
• E1, E2, SN1 and SN2 Practice Question – Rearrangement.
  

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