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The Diels-Alder & Other Pericyclic Reactions: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Going out in the sun can work wonders for your mood, but unfortunately too much UV exposure can do serious damage to your DNA. This damage occurs through a type of organic reaction called a pericyclic reaction. In this episode of Crash...
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E Z Alkenes Electrophilic Addition Carbocations - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Alkenes are an important type of molecule in organic chemistry that we’re going to see a lot more of in this series. But before we can really get into the many cool reactions alkenes do, we need to go over some of the basics. In this...
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Amines: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Did you know that the fishier a fish smells, the longer it’s been out of the water? This is due to a chemical called trimethylamine, which is an amine, the class of organic compounds we’re discussing in this episode! Although they tend...
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Intro to Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
We’ve talked about benzene a bit already in this series, but did you know that benzene rings are present in all kinds of familiar substances? The styrofoam packaging that comes with new appliances, some pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and...
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An Overview of Aldehydes and Ketones: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Ketones and aldehydes are all around and inside us, from the strong smelling component of nail polish remover, acetone, to hormones in our bodies, to drug treatments for allergies, COVID-19, and even cancer! We’ve already learned a bit...
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Geometrical Isomerism: When Structure Changes Everything
Geometrical isomerism (cis-trans isomerism) occurs in molecules with restricted rotation around a bond, typically a double bond or within a ring system. In such isomers, substituents are arranged differently in space. In the cis isomer,...
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GCSE Chemistry - Cracking Crude Oil & Alkenes #54
In this video you'll learn: - Two methods of cracking - How to write a balanced equation for cracking - What an alkene is, and how they differ from an alkane - The test for alkenes - The properties of alkenes
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GCSE Chemistry - Addition Reactions of Alkenes #55
This video covers: - The idea that the carbon-carbon double bond can break, which allows the carbons to bond to new atoms - How alkenes react with hydrogen to form alkanes - How alkenes react with water to form alcohols - How alkenes...
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Carbenes Part 2: Cyclopropanation, C-H Insertion, and the Bamford-Stevens Reaction
In the previous tutorial we learned about carbenes. So now that we understand their properties, we are ready to learn about what we can do with them. Three major uses of carbenes involve cyclopropanation, C-H insertion, and the...
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Zaitsev and Hofmann Elimination Products
Looking at situations where multiple possible elimination products are possible, and labeling them as Zaitsev or Hofmann based on relative degrees of substitution.
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Catabolism of Glutaryl-S-CoA to Acetyl-S-CoA
Catabolism of Glutaryl-S-CoA to Acetyl-S-CoA
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E/Z Absolute Configuration of Alkenes
How to assign absolute configuration to alkenes.
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Regioselective Enolization and Thermodynamic vs. Kinetic Control
Using regioselective enolization to introduce the concept of thermodynamic vs. kinetic control.
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Cracking Hydrocarbons: Converting Heavy Fractions to Lighter Fractions
The video discusses the process of cracking hydrocarbons and why it is necessary, as the heavier fractions of crude oil are not in high demand compared to the lighter fractions which are highly demanded for use as fuels and starting...
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Properties and Uses of Alkenes
The nugget discusses chemical and physical properties of alkenes and lists the uses of alkenes.
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Oxidation of Alkenes Using Potassium Permanganate (Hot and Cold Conditions)
We've seen that KMnO4 can oxidize alcohols and aldehydes to give carboxylic acids and ketones, but this reagent can also oxidize alkenes. The product(s) will be different depending on whether we use cold basic conditions or hot acidic...
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Markovnikov versus Anti-Markovnikov Additions
Markovnikov versus Anti-Markovnikov Additions
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Halohydrin Formation: Theory, Mechanism, Examples
Halohydrin Formation: Theory, Mechanism, Examples