Organic Chemistry

Structure and bonding

Atomic structure of carbon
Covalent bonding and hybridization
sp3 Hybridization
sp2 Hybridization
sp Hybridization
Bonds and hybridized centers

Alkanes and cycloalkanes

Alkanes and cycloalkanes
Alkanes and cycloalkanes: Drawing structures
Alkanes and cycloalkanes: Nomenclature

Functional groups

Organic Chemistry: Recognition of functional groups
Aliphatic and aromatic functional groups
Intermolecular bonding
Functional groups: Properties and reactions
Nomenclature of compounds with functional groups
Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary nomenclature

Stereochemistry

Constitutional isomers
Configurational isomers � alkenes and cycloalkanes
Configurational isomers - optical isomers
Conformational isomers

Nucleophiles and electrophiles

Nucleophiles and electrophiles: Definition
Nucleophiles and electrophiles: Charged species
Nucleophiles and electrophiles: Neutral inorganic species
Nucleophiles and electrophiles: Organic structures

Reactions and mechanisms

Organic Chemistry Reactions
Organic Chemistry Mechanisms

Acidbase reactions

Br�nsted�Lowry acids and bases
Acid strength
Base strength
Lewis acids and bases
Enolates

Alkenes and alkynes

Preparation of alkenes and alkynes
Properties of alkenes and alkynes
Electrophilic addition to symmetrical alkenes
Electrophilic addition to unsymmetrical alkenes
Carbocation stabilization
Reduction and oxidation of alkenes
Hydroboration of alkenes
Electrophilic additions to alkynes
Reduction of alkynes
Alkylation of terminal alkynes
Conjugated dienes

Aromatic chemistry

Aromaticity
Aromatic chemistry: Preparation and properties
Electrophilic substitutions of benzene
Synthesis of mono-substituted benzenes
Electrophilic substitutions of mono-substituted aromatic rings
Synthesis of di- and tri-substituted benzenes
Aromatic chemistry: Oxidation and reduction

Aldehydes and ketones

Preparation of Aldehydes and ketones
Properties of Aldehydes and ketones
Nucleophilic addition - Aldehydes and ketones
Nucleophilic addition � charged nucleophiles
Aldehydes and ketones: Electronic and steric effects
Nucleophilic addition - nitrogen nucleophiles
Nucleophilic addition - oxygen and sulfur nucleophiles
Aldehydes and ketones: Reactions of enolate ions
Aldehydes and ketones: ?-Halogenation
Aldehydes and ketones: Reduction and oxidation
Aldehydes and ketones: ?,?-Unsaturated aldehydes and ketones

Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives

Structure and properties of Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Nucleophilic substitution - Carboxylic acids
Reactivity of Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Preparations of carboxylic acids
Preparations of carboxylic acid derivatives
Reactions of Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
Enolate reactions - Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives

Alkyl halides

Preparation and physical properties of alkyl halides
Alkyl halides: Nucleophilic substitution
Alkyl halides: Factors affecting SN2 versus SN1 reactions
Alkyl halides: Elimination
Alkyl halides: Elimination versus substitution
Reactions of alkyl halides
Alkyl halides: Organometallic reactions

Alcohols phenols and thiols

Preparation of alcohols
Preparation of phenols
Properties of alcohols and phenols
Reactions of alcohols
Reactions of phenols
Chemistry of thiols

Ethers epoxides and thioethers

Preparation of ethers, epoxides, and thioethers
Properties of ethers, epoxides, and thioethers
Reactions of ethers, epoxides, and thioethers

Amines and nitriles

Preparation of amines
Properties of amines
Reactions of amines
Chemistry of nitriles

Organic spectroscopy and analysis

Spectroscopy
Visible and ultra violet spectroscopy
Infra-red spectroscopy
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Introduction
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy: Spin-spin coupling
13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Mass spectroscopy

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