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How To Reduce Carbon Dioxide In The Air
Through photosynthesis, plants take in carbon dioxide from the air and split it and use it (and water) to make carbohydrates. So surely plants can help us reduce carbon dioxide in the air? Possibly... But equally, the carbon in plants is...
Catalyst University
Strong C-O Bond Oxidations with Jones Reagent & KMnO4
Strong C-O Bond Oxidations with Jones Reagent & KMnO4
Catalyst University
Saturated Fatty Acids: Nomenclature, Structure, and Properties
Saturated Fatty Acids: Nomenclature, Structure, and Properties
Curated Video
Production of Heat and Carbon Dioxide in Respiration - Investigating Germinating Seeds
This video is a lecture presentation on the production of heat and carbon dioxide in respiration. The presenter explains the process of aerobic respiration, which is a chemical reaction between glucose and oxygen to produce carbon...
The Economist
The Story Behind... trees and climate change
A closer look at one of the most familiar responses offered to the climate crisis. What is the real story behind trees and climate change?
Professor Dave Explains
Assigning R/S on Fischer Projections
We've learned about stereochemistry and also how to assign absolute configuration (R/S) to stereocenters using the Cahn-Ingold-Prelog convention. But some students are forced to learn all of this on dreaded Fischer projections. These are...
Professor Dave Explains
Vilsmeier Reaction
What's a formylation? The introduction of a formyl group, of course. This refers to a way to make aldehydes. The Vilsmeier reaction is one such method, developed in 1927. Let's get a look at this reaction, its mechanism, and the...
Next Animation Studio
NASA finds possible clue for life on early Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover found organic compounds called thiophenes in soil samples that may have been produced by bacteria.
Professor Dave Explains
Hemiacetals, Acetals, and Imines
An introduction to hemiacetal, acetal, and imine functional groups.
Catalyst University
Lipid Biosynthesis | Fatty Acid Biosynthesis 3: Fatty Acid Synthase
Lipid Biosynthesis | Fatty Acid Biosynthesis 3: Fatty Acid Synthase
Catalyst University
Weak C-O Bond Oxidations With PCC, DMP, etc.
Weak C-O Bond Oxidations With PCC, DMP, etc.
msvgo
Compounds of Carbon Family and Anomalous Behaviour of Carbon
It describes the properties and uses of compounds of carbon It also explains the properties and uses of silicon compounds.
Science360
Chemists form new center to reinvent how chemicals are made - Science Nation
Up until now, chemists who want to design breakthrough drugs, formulate better agrichemicals and develop new smart materials have designed their products using long-established laboratory methods. But, that's about to change. With...
AllTime 10s
10 Obscure Companies That Could Dominate The World In 10 Years
Every company starts somewhere, even Apple and Google were once just tiny startups! No one knows what the future holds, but these 10 businesses could be topping the global ladder in a decade's time - and changing the world while they're...
Professor Dave Explains
E2 on Cyclic Systems
Looking at how E2 reactions occur on cyclic substrates.
Next Animation Studio
Amazon goes from ‘carbon sink’ to carbon creator
The Amazon used to be praised as our planet’s lungs, absorbing a lot of Earth’s carbon dioxide, but things are going very wrong in the world’s last great wilderness.
Catalyst University
Omega Oxidation for Fatty Acids
In this video, we discuss the omega oxidation pathway for medium chain fatty acids and what happens to them afterward.
Science360
Changes in Greenland landscape affect carbon balance sheet - Science Nation
Warming temperatures in the Arctic are changing the tundra from a landscape dominated by grasses to one increasingly dominated by woody shrubs. In addition to affecting the habitat of local wildlife such as caribou and musk oxen, these...
Professor Dave Explains
Aldol Condensation
Introducing aldol condensation and enolate chemistry in general.
Curated Video
Properties of Hydrocarbons and Their Use as Fuels
The video talks about hydrocarbons, which are compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, and the different structures they can form. The properties of hydrocarbons are discussed, including boiling point, volatility, viscosity, and...