Crash Course
Medicinal Chemistry and Penicillin Total Synthesis: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
These days, we don't have to worry too much about meeting an early demise from ulcers, breaks in the stomach lining that could be fatal back in the early 1900s. This is because we have medicines to treat them, like proton pump...
Amoeba Sisters
Archaea
What is the domain Archaea? Explore the archaeans with the Amoeba Sisters! This introductory video compares and contrasts characteristics of Archaea with bacteria. Time-Stamped Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:47 Extremophiles 1:00...
Crash Course
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives & Hydrolysis Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Esters have a wide range of uses, from giving perfumes and colognes their fragrances, to preventing diseases like scurvy. Vitamin C, that scurvy preventing antioxidant, is derived from carboxylic acids, a class of organic compounds we’ve...
Crash Course
Carboxylic Acid Derivatives - Interconversion & Organometallics: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
We get it, learning so many different organic reactions is probably giving you a headache, but hopefully this episode can help! We’re getting even deeper into carboxylic acid derivatives, some of which are used in common headache...
Curated Video
The Future of Clean Cars: Michelin's Challenge Burbendum in Shanghai
The video discusses Michelin's Challenge Burbendum, a clean car rally held in Shanghai to address China's increasing levels of pollution. The event showcased hybrid vehicles, hydrogen fuel cell cars, and biofuel-powered cars as...
Curated Video
Esters and Perfumes
Esters occur in nature and have been harnessed by the perfume industry. What are esters and how are they made and used? Chemistry - Chemical Industries - Learning Points. Esters give many fruits their scents, including bananas, lavender...
Curated Video
GCSE Chemistry - Esters #59
This video covers: - What esters are - How they're made from carboxylic acids and alcohols - Their properties Exam board specific info: AQA - Everything is relevant to your course! You only need to know the example of ethyl ethanoate....
Catalyst University
Asparagine, Aspartate Catabolism to Oxaloacetate
Asparagine, Aspartate Catabolism to Oxaloacetate
Catalyst University
Acetylcholinesterase (Part 1) Neuron Signaling Esterase Mechanisms 1
Acetylcholinesterase (Part 1) Neuron Signaling Esterase Mechanisms 1
ProTeachersVideo
Demonstrating Chemistry - Spectacular Experiments: Glowsticks
Prof Hal Sosabowski demonstrates how glowsticks work in this visually impressive experiment, which can be used to teach about luminescence and rates of reaction. He mixes the chemicals in both standard and ultra-bright glowsticks,...
Catalyst University
Mixture of Reduction Practice Problems in OCHEM
Mixture of Reduction Practice Problems in OCHEM
Curated Video
Selva Tropical
Este programa de video de accion en vivo es sobre la palabra selva tropical. El programa esta disenado para reforzar y apoyar la comprension y retencion del estudiante de la palabra mediante el uso de secuencias de video, fotografias,...
Curated Video
Introduction to Esters: Naming and Making Esters
The video explains what esters are, how they are made and named, and their uses in fragrances and flavorings. The process of making esters is demonstrated through the reaction between carboxylic acids and alcohols in the presence of a...
Professor Dave Explains
Hunsdiecker Reaction
This reaction comes to us thanks to a German husband and wife chemist team! Isn't that romantic? And it allows us to convert a carboxylic acid into an alkyl halide, which is very neat. Oh, and there's radical chemistry! Of course you...
Professor Dave Explains
Reduction of Esters With DIBAL-H
We know about a lot of different oxidizing and reducing agents that facilitate a variety of different transformations. But we haven't touched upon the precise transformation that can be achieved by diisobutylaluminum hydride, also known...
Professor Dave Explains
Practice Problem: Grignard Reactions
Grignards are all over the place! Better make sure we can draw the correct products of Grignard reactions. Try these for practice.
Professor Dave Explains
Practice Problem: Four-Reaction Pathway
We are starting with benzene, we do four reactions, and what do we get? See if you can get the right answer!
FuseSchool
Condensation Polymerisation
Learn the basics about condensation polymerisation within the overall organic chemistry topic.
Curated Video
Condensation Polymerization: Formation of Polyesters
This video is an educational guide about condensation polymerization, which is the process used to make polymers that form repeating units of different molecules by eliminating a small molecule, usually water. The video explains the...
Professor Dave Explains
Claisen Condensation and Dieckmann Condensation
Introducing Claisen condensation and Dieckmann condensation.
Professor Dave Explains
Fischer Esterification and Saponification
How do we go from carboxylic acids to esters? Fischer esterification! How do we go from esters to carboxylic acids? Saponification! Let's get a closer look at these complementary processes now.