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Retrosynthesis and Liquid-Liquid Extraction: Crash Course Organic Chemistry
As we construct more complex organic molecules, it can start to feel like decrypting a complex code. Organic synthesis takes simple starting materials, and turns them into complex structures, and reverse engineering can help us figure...
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Radiation Is a Green Diamond’s Best Friend
Diamonds are iconic, but some of them might make others a little green with envy.
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Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
Explore the cycling of carbon among carbon reservoirs! Then discover the importance of nitrogen, essential for amino acids and nucleotides, and learn about the nitrogen cycle! Expand details for table of contents. Table of Contents:...
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Hydrocarbon Power! - Crash Course Chemistry
In which Hank introduces us to the world of Organic Chemistry and, more specifically, the power of hydrocarbon. He talks about the classifications of organic compounds, the structures & properties of alkanes, isomers, and naming an...
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Chemistry - Molecular and Empirical Formulas Explained - What's the difference?
The molecular formula of a compounds gives you the actual formula while the empirical formula gives you a simplified version of the molecular formula. Both formulas are important in chemistry and they both gives us valuable information....
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8 The Carbon Connection: Unraveling the Catenation Property of the Carbon Family
Catenation Property of carbon family | Long chain formation | Influence of Bond dissociation energy bond strength Catenation is the process by which atoms form long chains by bonding with themselves. Carbon is the most pronounced in this...
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Amino acid
The building blocks of proteins and polypeptides. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce abstract...
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Organic molecule
Generally refers to a compound that contains carbon bonded to hydrogen and is usually associated with the carbon molecules made by living organisms. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using...
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Alcohol
An organic compound containing a hydroxyl group (OH) bound to a carbon atom. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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GCSE Chemistry - Allotropes of Carbon - Diamond and Graphite #18
In this video, we explore the diamond and graphite which are two allotropes of solid carbon and we compare their structure and properties. Allotropes are different structural forms of the same element in the same physical state.
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GCSE Chemistry - What is a Hydrocarbon? What are Alkanes? Hydrocarbons and Alkanes Explained #51
In this video you'll learn: - What hydrocarbons are - What alkanes are - The general formula for alkanes - An example of using that general formula to work out the molecular formula of 'octane'
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All Charged Up!
Dr. Forrester defines the terms: atoms, protons, electrons, and neutrons. She explains that atoms are made up of protons, electrons and neutrons. She also teaches that all electricity comes from the electrically charged particles.
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The Importance of Carbon
The Importance of Carbon analyzes the importance of carbon by explaining how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules
Professor Dave Explains
Biginelli Reaction
With the Passerini and Ugi reactions down, let's learn one more multi-component reaction, the Biginelli reaction. Developed by Pietro Biginelli in 1891, this reaction produces pyrimidine derivatives. What's the mechanism? What are the...
Professor Dave Explains
Diazomethane Synthesis and Applications (Arndt-Eistert Homologation)
In learning about carbenes, we discovered the importance of diazomethane. So it will be a good idea to learn how to make this molecule, as well as some other things we can do with it, including something called the Arndt-Eistert...
Catalyst University
Introduction to Reductions & Sodium Borohydride (Theory & Problems)
Introduction to Reductions & Sodium Borohydride (Theory & Problems)
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...
Catalyst University
Weak C-O Bond Oxidations With PCC, DMP, etc.
Weak C-O Bond Oxidations With PCC, DMP, etc.
Curated Video
The Properties of Carbon: Diamonds, Graphite, Graphene, and Fullerenes
The video discusses the unique properties of different forms of carbon, including diamond, graphite, graphene, and fullerenes. The presenter explains how the four electrons in the outermost occupied electron shell of the carbon atom give...
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Aromatic hydrocarbons
It gives idea about the nomenclature, structure, properties, preparation methods, substitution reaction, meta-para-ortho directing functional groups.
Professor Dave Explains
Carbenes Part 1: Properties and Formation
We've learned about a variety of different unstable carbon species, like carbocations, carbanions, and carbon radicals. But there is one more to know, carbenes. These are carbon atoms with two bonds and two nonbonding electrons. They...
Catalyst University
Allopurinol Mechanism of Action for Gout
In this video, we explore the mechanism of allopurinol, a drug used in the treatment of gouty arthritis.