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FREE RADICALS

Organic Chemistry Videos 10.1 FREE RADICALS Chain Rxn Mechanism, BDE & Stability Br. vs Cl. GS_C0003

Contents of Video: Mechanism of Free Radical reactions, Initiation propagation termination reactions of free radical reactions, stability rating of free radicals, bond dissociation energy vs stability of radicals. bromination of alkenes, chlorination vs bromination of alkanes, selectivity vs reactivity of Cl and Br radicals on alkanes, Hammond postulate, exothermic reaction and early transition states, endothermic reactions and late transition states, energy graphs of Chlorination and bromination of alkanes

 

Organic Chemistry Videos 10.2 FREE RADICALS Hydrobromination of Alkenes, Polymers, CFCs GS_C0008

Contents of Video: Hydrobromination of alkenes, HBr addition to alkenes, mechanism of HBr additions to Alkenes, Polymerization radical reactions, types of polymers using radical reactions, initiation propagation termination reactions in hydrobromination reactions, chlorofluorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, ozone depletion with chlorine radicals,

 

Organic Chemistry Videos 10.3 FREE RADICALS NBS Allylic Bromination mechanism, Mixtures GS_C0007

Contents of Video: Allylic bromination of Alkenes, N-bromosuccinamide bromination, NBS bromination of alkene compounds, Mechanism of NBS bromination, free radical allylic bromination, mechanism of allylic bromination with radicals, initiation propagation termination reaction mechanism of NBS, examples of allylic bromination, resonance stabilization of allylic radicals, mixture of products during allylic bromination, predicting product distribution in allylic bromination with NBS

Organic Chemistry Videos 10.4 FREE RADICALS Summary Wheel of Reactions, Intro to Synthesis _GS_C0009

Contents of Video: Summary of Reactions of Radicals in Organic Molecules, NBS, NCS, HBr Peroxide, Cl2 hv, Br2 hv, Reactions of organic molecules with radicals, Wheel of reactions summary of Radical reactions, Introduction to syntheses, concept of retro syntheses, how to solve syntheses problems, step wise syntheses, syntheses of organic molecules by 2 to 5 step syntheses methods,

 

ALCOHOLS

Organic Chemistry Videos - 12.1 ALCOHOLS Properties Reactions NaH, HCl, ZnCl2, PBr3, SOCl2, GS_C0121

Contents of Video: Properties of alcohols, Reactions of alcohols with NaH, HCl, ZnCl2, PBr3, SOCl2, comparison of Acidity of O-H bonds in primary secondary tertiary alcohols and phenols, solubility and boiling point trends in alcohols, formation of alkoxides with Na and NaH, converting the bad OH leaving group to a good halide leaving group, ROH to RX conversions, Converting alcohols to alkyl halides with HCl ZnCl2 PBr3 SOCl2 HI, mechanism of reactions of alcohols with HCl ZnCl2 PBr3 SOCl2 HI

 

Organic Chemistry Videos 12.2 ALCOHOLS REDOX states, Reactions Pt H2, NaBH4, LiAlH4, CrO3 GS_C0018

Contents of Video: Alcohols, Oxidation states of methane alcohols carbonyls, carboxylic acids and carbndioxide, Synthesis of Alcohols from carbonyls with Pt/H2 NaBH4 LiAlH4, mechanism of reaction of Alcohols from carbonyls with Pt/H2 NaBH4 LiAlH4, mechanism of Jones oxidation, mechanism of oxidation of alcohols with K2Cr2O7 / CrO3 and H2SO4

Organic Chemistry Videos 12.3 ALCOHOLS Oxidation Mechanism K2Cr2O7, PCC, SOCl2 CO2Cl2 Swern GS_C0022

Contents of Video: Oxidations of Alcohols, Reaction mechanism of Jones Oxidation of Primary Alcohol to carboxylic acids, Chromic trioxide and sulfuric acid oxidation of alcohols, Potassium dichromate in acid to oxidize alcohols, Reaction mechanism of Oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes with PCC, pyridinium chromyl chloride, Oxidation of secondary alcohols to ketones with PCC, Mechanism of Swern oxidation of alcohols, Dimethyl sulfoxide oxalyl chloride in base to oxidize alcohols,

Organic Chemistry Videos 12.4 ALCOHOLS Grignard Reactions of Aldehyde, H2CO, Ketone, TBDMS GS_C0024

Contents of Video: Grignard reagents, Organometallic reagents in organic chemistry, reaction of Grignard reagent with aldehydes to obtain secondary alcohols, reaction of Grignard reagent with formaldehyde to obtain primary alcohols, reaction of Grignard reagent with ketones to obtain secondary alcohols, mechanism of Grignard additions to carbonyl compound, need for aprotic conditions with Grignards, Protecting hydroxyl groups within carbonyl molecules with TBDMSCl to prevent protonation of Grignard reagent,

Organic Chemistry Videos 12.5 ETHERS Properties, Syntheses using HCl, NaH, H2SO4, Rxn HI GS_C0356

Contents of Video: Ethers, Properties of ethers, dipole dipole attractions in ethers, boiling point trends and reasons, solubility trends and reasons, examples of commercial ethers, preparations of ethers from alkyl halides, preparation of ethers from alkenes, preparation of ethers from alcohols, hydrolyses of ethers with Hydroiodic acid, ether cleavage with HI

Organic Chemistry Videos 12.6 THIOLS EPOXIDES Naming, Rxns NaOH RI, Br2, NaIO4, H2O2, Nucs GS_C0359

Contents of Video: Properties of thiols, thiols, sulfides, disulfides, sulfoxides, nomenclature of thiols, preparation of disulfides from thiols, deprotonation of thiols to form alkane thiolates NaSR, Thiolates as powerful nucleophiles, conversion of sulfides to sulfoxides with NaIO4, conversion of sulfides to sulfones with H2O2, sulfides as leaving groups in SN2, Epoxides, preparation of epoxides from alkenes using mCPBA, preparation of epoxides using hydrobromins and base, Sharpless epoxidation reagent, opening of epoxides under acidic conditions SN1 like, opening of epoxides in basic conditions SN2 like,

SYNTHESIS 

Organic Chemistry Videos 11.1 SYNTHESES Multi Step Syntheses Strategies 1, step-by-step guide GS_C0339

Contents of Video: Syntheses, Syntheses strategies, Retro-synthesis, step-by-step method of retro-syntheses, How to synthesize larger molecules from smaller precursor molecules, stereochemistry in syntheses methods, syntheses protocols, examples of syntheses problem solving

Organic Chemistry Videos 11.2 SYNTHESES How to do Multistep Syntheses Strategies 2 Examples GS_C0344

Contents of Video: Syntheses, Syntheses strategies, Retro-synthesis, step-by-step method of retro-syntheses, How to synthesize larger molecules from smaller precursor molecules, stereochemistry in syntheses methods, syntheses protocols, examples of syntheses problem solving, Wheel of syntheses examples

Organic Chemistry Videos 11.3 SYNTHESES Multi Step Syntheses Strategies 3, step wise guide GS_C0351

Contents of Video: Syntheses, Synthesis using Alkynes as precursors, Syntheses strategies, Retro-synthesis, step-by-step method of retro-syntheses, How to synthesize larger molecules from smaller precursor molecules, stereochemistry in syntheses methods, syntheses protocols, examples of syntheses problem solving, Stereospecific synthesis strategies, how to incorporate stereochemistry into syntheses methods, how to curate stereochemical outcomes in organic syntheses, syn anti specific syntheses

 


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