The fundamentals of organic chemistry. Working with models and molecules -- Speaking organic chemistry: drawing and abbreviating Lewis structures -- Drawing resonance structure -- Working with acids and bases -- The bones of organic molecules: the hydrocarbons. Seeing molecules in 3-D: stereochemistry -- The skeletons of organic molecules: the alkanes -- Shaping up with bond calisthenics and conformation -- Doubling down: the alkenes -- Tripling the fun: alkyne reactions and nomenclature -- Functional groups and their reactions. The leaving group boogie: substitution and elimination of alkyl halides -- Not as thunk as you drink I am: the alcohols -- Conjugated dienes and the Diels-Alder reaction -- The power of the ring: aromatic compounds -- Detective work: spectroscopy and spectrometry. Breaking up (isn't hard to do): mass spectrometry -- Cool vibrations: IR spectroscopy -- Putting molecules under the magnet: NMR spectroscopy -- The part of tens. The ten commandments of organic chemistry -- Ten tips of acing orgo exams -- Ten cool natural products.
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