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Periodic Table Printable

September 7, 2012 By Leah4sci

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Chemistry and Organic Chemistry Reference Table Print this periodic table and store it your book/notes to keep as a handy and colorful reference. My graphic artist went all out to help your course be just a little less boring! Enjoy! PDF: Click on the Periodic table below to open as a PDF; then hit Print in […]

Filed Under: Organic Chemistry Reference Material, Organic Chemistry Tutorial Videos Tagged With: chemistry, element table, ochem, organic chemistry, orgo, periodic table, printable periodic table

Organic Chemistry Functional Groups Simplified to Memorize By Leah Fisch

September 27, 2015 By Leah4sci

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Functional groups are key to success in organic chemistry. In order to recognize reactive portions of a molecule, you must first recognize the functional groups that influence reactivity. But how do you quickly memorize the groups when they look so similar? This video breaks down the common organic chemistry functional groups to help you understand […]

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Naming Amines

April 10, 2013 By Leah4sci

Naming Amines Tutorial Leah4sci Orgo

Naming Organic Compounds Series: Video 18 This organic chemistry tutorial video takes you through the IUPAC rules for naming Amines. Examples include naming simple and substituted amines, along with diamines. (Watch on YouTube: Amines. Click CC on bottom right for transcript.) <– Watch Previous Video: Naming Esters –> Watch Next Video: Naming Amides Helpful Pencil […]

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Alkyne Reduction Hydrogenation Reaction and Mechanism Video

January 20, 2019 By Leah4sci

Alkyne Reduction Hydrogenation Reaction and Mechanism Leah Fisch

Alkynes possess 2 pi bonds allowing for a full or partial reduction. This video walks you through the conditions required for all 3 reduction products including complete hydrogenation as well as the partial reduction to a cis or trans alkene. You’ll also learn the step by step mechanism for (radical) dissolving metal reduction. (Watch on YouTube: […]

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Introduction to Alkyne Reactions in Organic Chemistry

January 18, 2019 By Leah4sci

Introduction to Alkyne Reactions in Organic Chemistry by Leah Fisch

Alkyne reactions typically mark the turning point between basic organic chemistry and this just got real! This video provides an introduction to what you can expect when studying alkyne reactions. From their basic chemistry and properties to the various alkyne reactions. (Watch on YouTube: Alkyne Intro. Click CC  for Transcription.) –> Watch Next Video: Alkyne Reduction – Hydrogenation […]

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Electron Configuration Tutorial Part 1

August 22, 2012 By Leah4sci

Electron Configuration by periodic table Leah4sci Organic Chemistry

Intro to Orgo Series: Video 4 This tutorial video is designed to help new and incoming organic chemistry students build a solid foundation for organic chemistry Topics discussed in this video include an explanation of electron configuration, how to find the configuration by looking at the table, and a quick example. Video 5 (Electron Configuration […]

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Acid Base Equilibrium Organic Chemistry Practice Questions

September 12, 2019 By Leah4sci

Acid Base Equilibrium Organic Chemistry Practice Questions by Leah Fisch

Ranking acids and bases are about more than just knowing which is stronger/weaker. This video walks you through a few practice questions where you’re asked to determine the position of equilibrium for acid-base reactions WITHOUT using PKA values. Instead, we’re using CARIO to determine which acids and bases are stronger and predicting the reaction direction […]

Filed Under: Acids and Bases Tagged With: acid base, acids and bases

Enantiomeric Excess Percent Optical Purity Calculations and Logic

October 19, 2017 By Leah4sci

Enantiomeric Excess Percent Optical Purity in Series by Leah4sci

Enantiomeric excess percentage (aka optical purity percentage) calculations are one of the few equations you’ll come across in your orgo course. This video gives you a  step by step breakdown and practice examples. You’ll see how to find the percent excess via logic and see the numbers side by side. (Watch on YouTube: Optics 3. Click […]

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Orbital Hybridization and Acid Base Strength

March 2, 2015 By Leah4sci

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Video 7 in the acid/base tutorial video series helps you understand the effect of hybridization on acid base strength. This video discusses WHY sp hybrids are more acidic and sp3 hybridized atoms more basics. This video also shows you how to calculate percent ‘s’ character (click HERE to watch this video on YouTube or check Transcript […]

Filed Under: Acids and Bases Tagged With: acid base, acids and bases, CARIO, orbital, sp, sp2, sp3

Sodium Borohydride Carbonyl Reduction Reaction and Mechanism

February 10, 2016 By Leah4sci

Sodium Borohydride (NaBH4) Reduction Tutorial Video by Leah4sci

Sodium Borohydride NaBH4 is a common reducing reagent used with carbonyl compounds. NaBH4 is a weak reducing agent and will only reduce ketones and aldehyes. Watch for the explanation below including reaction, mechanism, and practice problems. (Watch on YouTube: NaBH4 Reduction. Click cc on the bottom right for video transcript) <–Watch Previous Video: Alcohol Oxidation Mechanism H2CrO4 […]

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Orgo Syllabus Companion
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Keto Enol Tautomerization Reaction and Mechanism

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