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February 27, 2019 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Alkene Hydrohalogenation (Alkene + HX)

Tutorial on the alkene hydrohalogenation reaction, which converts alkenes to alkyl halides using hydrogen halides. 

February 25, 2019 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Sulfonate Esters

Tutorial on the formation and reactivity of sulfonate esters (e.g., tosylates, mesylates).

February 10, 2019 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Drawing Radical Mechanisms

Tutorial introducing radicals, and explaining how single-headed curved arrows are used to draw radical mechanisms.

September 5, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Alcohol Dehydration – E1 Mechanism

Tutorial on the E1 (unimolecular elimination) alcohol dehydration reaction and mechanism, which converts alcohols into alkenes.

September 3, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Carbocation Rearrangement Reactions

Tutorial introducing the rearrangement reactions that stabilize carbocations, and explaining the mechanisms of 1,2-hydride and 1,2-alkyl shifts

August 27, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Lewis Acids/Bases and Mechanisms

Tutorial introducing the importance of Lewis acids and Lewis bases in organic reaction mechanisms, with examples involving charged carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen species.

August 26, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Formal Charges and Mechanisms – Part 2

Tutorial introducing the different charged states of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen seen in organic reactions.

August 26, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Drawing Curved Arrows – Part 2

Tutorial explaining how the mechanisms of simple chemical reactions are represented by curved arrows.

August 24, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Formal Charges and Mechanisms – Part 1

Tutorial explaining how the formal charges of atoms change in a reaction mechanism.

August 24, 2018 Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Drawing Curved Arrows – Part 1

Tutorial introducing the concept of drawing curved arrows for reaction mechanisms, and explaining how they are used to represent the movement of electrons. 

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