In general chemistry you spent many hours drawing out ICE charts and doing pKa calculations. After many calculations you were able to determine strong and weak acids. Not in organic chemistry. At the orgo level you may be given ka/pKa values, but not for the purpose of doing calculations. These values help you rank strong or […]
Organic Chemistry Tutorial Videos
Introduction to Acids and Bases in Organic Chemistry
The first step to ranking acids and bases without Ka/pKa values is to understand the 3 common definitions of acids and bases. This video helps you understand, rather than just memorize, the Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis Definitions. But that’s just the start, this video also shows you how to compare any 2 conjugates to determine […]
Resonance Effect on Acidity in Organic Chemistry
Video 5 in the acid/base tutorial video series shows you how to use conjugate base resonance to determine the strength or stability of conjugate bases. If you can logically understand how resonance effects stability you’ll have an easier time determining acidity of neutral starting acid molecules. (click HERE to watch this video on YouTube. Catch […]
Inductive Effect on Acid Base Strength in Organic Chemistry
The inductive effect is likely the most tricky when it comes to ranking acids and bases in organic chemistry. In this video I show you how to view atoms as ‘cheerleaders’. This will help you get a better understanding of the concept and help you rank acids and bases. (click HERE to watch this video […]
SN1 vs SN2 Practice Examples Part 2
This video features additional nucleophilic substitution examples showing you how to choose between SN1 and SN2 reactions. Learn how to choose the appropriate mechanism and product based on the provided starting molecule, leaving group, reacting nucleophile and solvent. (click HERE to watch this video on YouTube) Watch Next Video: E1 Reaction Rate and Mechanism […]
Alkly Halide Or Carbon Chain Analysis in Substitution and Elimination Reactions
Analysis of the alkyl halide or carbon chain is step 1 in my 4-part checklist when determining between SN1 SN2 E1 E2 reactions. Substitution and elimination reactions undergo different mechanisms to form different products. However, the reactions share a few common characteristics, including the fact that the leaving group is removed at some point during […]
Atomic Orbitals and Orbital Shapes Quiz
This quiz is designed to test the material you have learned in the Atomic Orbitals and Orbital Shapes Tutorial If you haven’t seen the tutorial video watch it HERE and then return to this quiz [mtouchquiz 4]
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