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Nomenclature - Crash Course Chemistry
Ever feel like there's a international team of bad guys changing all of the easily remembered chemical names and turning them into test-failing, number-infused, pain in the neck names? Well... you're not wrong. IUPAC exists but try to...
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Intro to Reaction Mechanisms - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
When we venture to new places, we need navigational tools to guide us. In organic chemistry, those are reaction mechanisms! In this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry, we’ll learn all about how to write reaction mechanisms. Having...
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Carboxylic Acids: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
What do the smells of feet, armpits, vomit, and goats all have in common? (Besides being super gross…) Carboxylic acids! Despite being responsible for some of our least favorite odors, carboxylic acids are also super useful in organic...
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The Basics of Organic Nomenclature - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
Language is complicated, especially in organic chemistry. This episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry is all about nomenclature. We'll dive into IUPAC systematic naming of organic molecules, and get to practice with the help of three...
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IR Spectroscopy and Mass Spectrometry - Crash Course Organic Chemistry
It’s time for molecular analysis! On this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry, we’re learning about mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy through the lens of a forensic investigation. Put on your lab coats, and let’s solve...
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GCSE Chemistry - Condensation Polymers (Polyesters) #60
This video covers: - What condensation polymers are - How they're made from dicarboxylic acids and diols - How the monomers join together (ester bonds) - How to write the equations - Why condensation polymers are more biodegradable than...
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GCSE Chemistry - Naturally Occurring Polymers - Polypeptides, DNA, and Carbohydrates #61
This video covers: - Examples of polymers that occur naturally, including: - Polypeptides, which are made of amino acids - DNA, which is made of nucleotides - Carbohydrates, which are made of sugars - How the monomers combine to form the...
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Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation
We just learned how to make lactams out of cyclic ketones, is there a similar way that we can make lactones? There is! Try the Baeyer-Villiger oxidation. This is another one of those rearrangement type of reactions, only this time we are...
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Combining Cations & Anions to Name Ionic Compounds
Here, I show you how to write the formula for an ionic compound given the cation and anion. [5 examples]
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Aromatic hydrocarbons
It gives idea about the nomenclature, structure, properties, preparation methods, substitution reaction, meta-para-ortho directing functional groups.
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Addition Polymerization and Polymer Disposal
The video provides an overview of addition polymerization, explaining the process of how monomers can be joined together to form larger molecules called polymers. It discusses the use of functional groups that can react to form bonds...
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Introduction to Addition Polymerization
This video is a tutorial on addition polymerization, the process of joining monomers together to form polymers. It explains the use of functional groups and double bonds in alkenes to create single bonds in polymers. The video also...
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Exploring the Versatile Uses of Polymers
This video discusses the uses of polymers and their properties. The presenter explains how different monomers with functional groups are used to create different types of polymers. The properties of each type of polymer are discussed...
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The Functional Group Concept Explained
This is the introduction to the Functional Group concept - giving an oversight about Organic Chemistry, the composition of Alkenes.
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Strong Reductions using Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH)
Strong Reductions using Lithium Aluminum Hydride (LAH)
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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...
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Haloalkanes & Branched Alkanes [Part 2] | Structure → Name
Here, we discuss how to name simple Haloalkanes & Branched Alkanes given their structures.
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Introduction to Alkanes: Homologous Series and Naming
This video explains the basics of alkanes, a family of organic compounds found in crude oil. The video highlights the common features of alkanes, including the presence of single covalent bonds and the maximum amount of hydrogen in an...
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IUPAC Nomenclature of Alkenes and Alkynes
Naming molecules according to IUPAC nomenclature.
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Haloalkanes & Branched Alkanes [Part 1] | Name → Structure
Here, we discuss how to draw simple Haloalkanes & Branched Alkanes given their IUPAC names.
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Hydrocarbon Derivatives
This comprehensive video focuses on functional groups including alcohols, hydroxyl groups, aldehydes, carboxylic acid, acetone, ethers, esters, and amines.
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Nomenclature
Who is IUPAC and what they do? IUPAC is the organization that names and establishes rules for every organic compound. Find out more in a short video that focuses on prefixes, suffixes, functional groups, carbon chains, and cis or trans...