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Ch.1 - The Basics

Intro to Organic Chemistry
Basics of Atomic Structure
Wave Functions
Molecular Orbitals
Properties of Bonds
Octet Rule
Bonding Preferences
Formal Charges
Bondline Structure
Lewis Structures
Condensed Structures
Index of Hydrogen Deficiency
Constitutional Isomers
Resonance Structures
Hybrid Orbitals
VSEPR Theory and Molecular Geometry

Ch.2 - Families of Carbon Compounds

Electronegativity and Dipoles
Intermolecular Forces
Solubility
Functional Groups
Purpose of Analytical Techniques
IR Spect: General Features
IR Spect: Frequencies
IR Spect: Drawing Spectra
IR Spect: Extra Practice

Ch.3 - An Introduction to Organic Reactions and Their Mechanisms

Overview of Reactions
Introduction to Mechanisms
Acid and Base Definitions
Equilibrium Constant
Comparing Acidity with pKas
Predicting Acid and Base Equilibrium
Factors Affecting Acidity Overview

Ch.4 - Nomenclature and Conformations of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Alkane Nomenclature
Common Substituent Nomenclature
Cycloalkane Nomenclature
Fused and Bridged Bicyclic Nomenclature
Alkyl Halide Nomenclature
Alkene and Alkyne Nomenclature
Alcohol Nomenclature
Cis and Trans, E and Z Nomenclature
Sigma Bond Rotation
Conformations of Newman Projections
Drawing Newman Projections
Stability of Small Rings
Cyclohexane - Axial and Equatorial Positions
Cyclohexane - Cis and Trans
Cyclohexane - Equatorial Preference
Cyclohexane - Equivalent Chairs
Cyclohexane- Calculating Flip Energy
Decalins
Index of Hydrogen Deficiency

Ch.5 - Stereochemistry

Constitutional Isomers vs. Stereoisomers
Definition of Chirality
Test 1: Plane of Symmetry
Test 2: Stereocenter Test
The R and S Naming System
Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers
Atropisomers
Meso Compounds
Test 3: Disubstituted Cycloalkanes
What is the Relationship Between Isomers?
Fischer Projections
Optical Activity: Specific vs. Observed Rotation
Non-Carbon Chiral Centers

Ch.6 - Nucleophilic Reactions Properties and Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides (Pt. 1)

Free Energy Diagrams
Gibbs Free Energy
Enthalpy
Entropy
The Hammond Postulate
Carbocation Intermediate Stability

Ch.6 - Nucleophilic Reactions Properties and Substitution Reactions of Alkyl Halides (Pt. 2)

Introduction to Substitution
Leaving Groups
SN2 Mechanism
SN1 Mechanism
Substitution Comparison

Ch.7 - Alkenes and Alkynes I

Solvents
Leaving Groups and Nucleophiles
Alkene and Alkyne Nomenclature
E2 - Mechanism Introduction
E2 - Recognizing Beta-Hydrogens
The E1 Mechanism
The Big Daddy Flowchart (Determining Mechanisms)
Stability of Alkenes
Zaitsev's Rule
Dehydrohalogenation
Double Dehydrohalogenation
Terminal Alkynes and Alkynides
Overview of Alkyne Hydrogenation
Acid-Catalyzed Dehydration
Alkynide Multistep Synthesis

Ch.8 - Alkenes and Alkynes II

Addition General Mechanism
Markovnikov's Rule
Hydrohalogenation
Acid-Catalyzed Hydration
Oxymercuration-Reduction
Hydroboration-Oxidation
Catalytic Hydrogenation
Halogenation
Halohydrin Formation
Alkyne Additions
Carbenes and Cyclopropation
Syn Vicinal Dihydroxylation
Ozonolysis
Strong Oxidative Cleavage
Alkyne Cleavage

Ch. 9 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Mass Spect

1H NMR: General Features
1H NMR: Number of Signals
1H NMR: Chemical Shifts
1H NMR: Spin-Splitting
1H NMR: Integration
1H NMR: Cumulative Practice
13C NMR: General Features
Structure Determination without Mass Spect
Mass Spect: Introduction
Mass Spect: Fragmentation
Mass Spect: Isotopes

Ch.10 - Radical Reactions

Radical Initiation
Radical Stability
Enthalpy
Radical Chain Reaction
Radical Selectivity
Radical Hydrohalogenation
Allylic Halogenation
Radical Polymerization
Radical Multistep Synthesis

Ch.11 - Alcohols and Ethers

Advanced Alcohol Nomenclature
Ether Nomenclature
Epoxide Nomenclature
Review of Alcohol Synthesis
Leaving Group Conversions
Making Ethers - Williamson Ether Synthesis
Cleavage of Ethers
Alcohol Protecting Groups
Epoxidation
Epoxide Ring Opening
Sharpless Epoxidation

Ch.12 - Alcohols from Carbonyl Compounds

Intro to Redox
Oxidation
Reduction
Nucleophilic Addition
Preparation of Organometallics
Grignards and Organolithium Reactions
Alcohol Protecting Groups with Organometallics
Organometallic Cumulative Practice

(Extra) Improving Your Synthetic Techniques

Synthetic Cheatsheet
Moving Functionality
Alkynide Alkylation
Alkane Halogenation
Retrosynthesis

Ch. 13- Conjugated Unsaturated Systems

Introduction to Conjugation
Stability of Conjugated Intermediates
Allylic Halogenation
Conjugated Hydrohalogenation
Diels-Alder Reaction
Basics of MO Theory
Drawing Atomic Orbitals
Drawing Molecular Orbitals
FMOT: Finding HOMO/LUMO
Orbital Diagram: 3-atoms- Allylic Ions
Orbital Diagram: 4-atoms- 1,3-butadiene

Ch. 14 - Aromatic Compounds

Introduction to Aromaticity
Four Tests of Aromaticity
Counting Pi Electrons
Aromaticity of Hydrocarbons
Aromaticity of Annulenes
Aromaticity of Heterocycles
Inscribed Polygon Method
Benzene Nomenclature
Acidity of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Basicity of Aromatic Heterocycles
Ionization of Aromatics

Ch 15. - Reactions of Aromatic Compounds

EAS: Introduction
EAS: Reactions
EAS: Generating Electrophiles
EDGs and EWGs
EAS: Ortho vs. Para Positions
Protection of Aniline Derivatives
Limitations of Friedel-Crafts Alkyation
Advantages of Friedel-Crafts Acylation
Blocking Groups - Sulfonic Acid
EAS: Synergistic and Competitive Groups
Side-Chain Halogenation
Side-Chain Oxidation
Birch Reduction
EAS: Sequence Groups
EAS: Retrosynthesis
SNAr Mechanism
Benzyne Pathway

Ch. 16 - Aldehydes and Ketones

Aldehyde Nomenclature
Ketone Nomenclature
Intro to Redox
Carbonyls Via Oxidation
Ozonolysis to Yield Ketones
Reduction
Aldehydes Via Reduction
Alkyne Hydration to Yield Ketones
Nucleophilic Addition
Cyanohydrins
Organometallics on Ketones
Overview of Nucleophilic Addition of Solvents
Hydrates
Hemiacetals
Acetals
Acetals as Protecting Groups
Thioacetals and Raney Nickel Reduction
Imines and Enamines
Addition of Amine Derivatives
Wolff-Kischner Reduction
Organometallics on Acid Chloride
Organometallics on Nitriles
The Wittig Reaction
Ketone and Aldehyde Synthesis Reactions

Ch. 17 - Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Carboxylic Acid Nomenclature
Ester Nomenclature
Nitrile Nomenclature
Acid Chloride Nomenclature
Anhydride Nomenclature
Amide Nomenclature
Nucleophilic Substitution: The Three Rules
Carboxylic Acids to Acid Halides
Fischer Esterification (Simplified)
Fischer Esterification
Acid-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis
Base-Catalyzed Ester Hydrolysis (Saponification)
Base-Catalyzed Transesterification
Lactones, Lactams and Cyclization Reactions
Carbonation of Grignard Reagents
Decarboxylation
Ketone and Aldehyde Synthesis Reactions

Ch. 18 - Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon of Carbonyls

Alpha-Carbons and Tautomerization
Tautomers of Dicarbonyl Compounds
Enolates
Electrophilic Alpha-Halogenations
Overview of Alpha-Alkylations and Acylations
Enolate Alkylation and Acylation
Enamine Alkylation and Acylation
Beta-Dicarbonyl Synthesis Pathway
Acetoacetic Ester Synthesis
Malonic Ester Synthesis

Ch. 19 - Condensation and Conjugate Addition

Condensation Reactions
Aldol Condensation
Directed Condensations
Crossed Aldol Condensation
Claisen-Schmidt Reaction
Claisen Condensation
Intramolecular Condensation
Conjugate Addition (1,2, vs. 1,4 Addition)
Michael Reaction
Robinson Annulation

Ch. 20 - Amines

Amine Nomenclature
Amine Alkylation
Gabriel Synthesis
Amines by Reduction
Nitrogenous Nucleophiles
Reductive Amination
Curtius Rearrangement
Hofmann Rearrangement
Hofmann Elimination
Cope Elimination
Diazo Replacement Reactions
Diazo Sequence Groups
Diazo: Retrosynthesis

Ch. 21 - Phenols

Acidity of Phenols
Claisen Rearrangement
Cope Rearrangement

Ch. 22 - Carbohydrates

Introduction to Carbohydrate Monosaccharides
Monosaccharides - D and L Isomerism
Monosaccharides - Drawing Fischer Projections
Monosaccharides - Common Structures
Monosaccharides - Forming Cyclic Hemiacetals
Monosaccharides - Cyclization
Monosaccharides - Haworth Projections
Monosaccharides - Mutorotation
Monosaccharides - Epimerization
Monosaccharides - Aldose-Ketose Rearrangement
Monosaccharides - Alkylation
Monosaccharides - Acylation
Monosaccharides - O-Glycosides
Monosaccharides - N-Glycosides
Monosaccharides - Reduction (Alditols)
Monosaccharides - Weak Oxidation (Aldonic Acid)
Monosaccharides - Reducing Sugars
Monosaccharides - Strong Oxidation (Aldaric Acid)
Monosaccharides - Strong Oxidation (Aldaric Acid)
Monosaccharides - Oxidative Cleavage
Monosaccharides - Osazones
Monosaccharides - Kiliani-Fischer Synthesis
Monosaccharides - Ruff Degradation
Condensation into Disaccharides
Polysaccharides