Crash Course
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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Hemiacetals, Acetals, and Imines
An introduction to hemiacetal, acetal, and imine functional groups.
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Practice Problem: Synthesis Challenge
We've got a target molecule to synthesize, and we have to start from benzene and other reagents of three carbons or less. How are we gonna do this? Think about the reactions you know, especially some electrophilic aromatic substitution,...
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Organic Chemistry Synthesis Challenge 7
Need some organic chemistry practice? Here's a tricky synthesis to try!
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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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Naming Alkanes With Alkyl Groups
Sal reviews the process of naming linear alkanes with branching starting from the structure and drawing the structures based on the name. [11:04]