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...

We’re going back to the lab! So far we’ve learned some important lab techniques that organic chemists might use day to day, like chromatography and proton NMR, but there are even more to learn. In this episode of Crash Course Organic...

An introduction to retrosynthetic analysis.

You gotta know your EAS reactions for this one! Make sure you do them in the right order, too.

Ozone isn't just for shielding us from harmful UV radiation! It's a handy-dandy synthetic tool. Try these on for size.

Rings upon rings! Forwards and backwards! Give these a shot.

For this one we need to understand the key points of retrosynthetic analysis. What reactions make alcohols? How can we put this molecule together?

Need some organic chemistry practice? Here's a tricky synthesis to try!

Need some organic chemistry practice? Here's a tricky synthesis to try!