Organic Chemistry I & II

Kinetics of the Sn1 reaction.

A discussion of NMR and how signals appear if the molecule has symmetrical elements.

An introduction to nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

Why do hydrogen atoms split? When do they split? What is this voodoo? This is a discussion of the basics of NMR and how coupling is such a powerful tool.

The basics of IR spectroscopy and how it is used in Organic Chemistry.

An introduction into spectroscopy and what methods we use in Organic Chemistry for qualitative analysis of small molecules.

A discussion of the importance of stereochemistry and consequences of chiral centers.

An overview of absolute stereochemistry (R & S)

A discussion about diastereomers, some of which are molecules which contain more than one chiral center.

An overview of relative stereochemistry

An overview of what makes things chiral

A discussion of rings, multiple ring systems, and rings containing non-carbon atoms.

An analysis of the energetics of axial and equatorial groups in substituted cyclohexanes

An analysis of the conformations of basic alkanes with rotation around a single bond.

An analysis of the conformations of basic hydrocarbon rings.

Lewis bonding and covalent bonding in basic alkanes.

The classification of hydrocarbons and cycloalkanes.

Branched nomenclature of organic molecules.

Oxidation numbers and changes to oxidation numbers in Organic Chemistry.

How to name basic alkanes.

The differences between single, double and triple bonds.

Acidity and basicity in Organic Chemistry, including a discussion of pKa.

Violations of the octet rule.

How to move electrons in Organic Chemistry. The basics of mechanism.

How dipoles work in basic bonding. Molecular polarity is covered.