Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity

Lecture Description

Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity . The difference between what it means to be a nucleophile and a base.

Course Description

Topics covered in college organic chemistry course. Understanding of basic high school or college chemistry assumed.

Course Index

1. Representing Structures of the Organic Molecules
2. Naming Sample Alkanes
3. Naming Alkanes with Alkyl Groups
4. Correction-2-Propylheptane Should Never Be the Name
5. Common and Systematic
6. More Organic Chemistry Naming
7. Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 2
8. Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 3
9. Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 4
10. Organic Chemistry Naming Examples 5
11. Naming Alkenes Examples
12. Naming Alkyl Halides
13. sp3 Hybridized Orbitals and Sigma
14. Pi Bonds and sp2 Hybridzied Orbitals
15. Newman Projections
16. Newman Projections 2
17. Chair and Boat Shapes for Cyclohexane
18. Double Newman Diagram for Methcyclohexane
19. Introduction to Chirality
20. Chiral Examples 1
21. Chiral Examples 2
22. Cahn-Ingold-Prelog System for Naming Enantiomers
23. R,S (Cahn-Ingold-Prelog) Naming System Example 2
24. Stereoisomers, Enantiomers, Diastereomers, Constitutional Isomers and Meso Compounds
25. Cis-Trans and E-Z Naming Scheme for Alkenes
26. Entgegen-Zusammen Naming Scheme for Alkenes Examples
27. Introduction to Reaction Mechanisms
28. Markovnikov's Rule and Carbocations
29. Addition of Water (Acid-Catalyzed) Mechanism
30. Polymerization of Alkenes with Acid
31. Sn2 Reactions
32. Sn1 Reactions
33. Steric Hindrance
34. Sn2 Stereochemistry
35. Solvent Effects on Sn1 and Sn2 Reactions
36. Nucleophilicity (Nucleophile Strength)
37. Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity
38. E2 Reactions
39. E1 Reactions
40. Zaitsev's Rule
41. Comparing E2 E1 Sn2 Sn1 Reactions
42. E2 E1 Sn2 Sn1 Reactions Example 2
43. E2 E1 Sn2 Sn1 Reactions Example 3
44. Free Radical Reactions
45. Alcohols
46. Alcohol Properties
47. Resonance
48. Ether Naming and Introduction
49. Cyclic Ethers and Epoxide Naming
50. Ring-opening Sn2 Reaction of Expoxides
51. Sn1 and Sn2 Epoxide Opening Discussion
52. Aromatic Compounds and Huckel's Rule
53. Naming Benzene Derivatives Introduction
54. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
55. Bromination of Benzene
56. Amine Naming Introduction
57. Amine Naming 2
58. Amine as Nucleophile in Sn2 Reaction
59. Amine in Sn2 Part 2
60. Sn1 Amine Reaction
61. Aldehyde Introduction
62. Ketone Naming
63. Friedel Crafts Acylation
64. Friedel Crafts Acylation Addendum
65. Keto Enol Tautomerization
66. Carboxlic Acid Introduction
67. Carboxylic Acid Naming
68. Fisher Esterification
69. Acid Chloride Formation
70. Amides, Anhydrides, Esters and Acyl Chlorides
71. Relative Stability of Amides Esters Anhydrides and Acyl Chlorides
72. Amide Formation from Acyl Chloride
73. Aldol Reaction