In the previous episode we discussed what happens when we use electrophilic aromatic substitution to add a group to a benzene ring, but what happens when you try to add even more groups? Well, things get a little more complicated. In...

We’ve already learned a lot about electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) and benzene, but guess what? There’s even more to learn! In this episode of Crash Course Organic Chemistry we’ll revisit our old friends the Friedel-Crafts...

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...

We've seen organometallic reagents featuring magnesium, as well as lithium, so how about copper? These are called organocuprates, or sometimes Gilman reagents. What do they look like? How do we make them? What do we do? Let's take a look!

Have you ever had a ketone and wished you had an amide instead? Not to worry! The Beckmann rearrangement is the solution to your problems. Check out this nifty reaction where we get an oxime and then get an alkyl group to migrate. We can...

Professor Dave explains the science and theory behind pericyclic reactions (Part Three)

Cobalamin: Absorption and Metabolism

It gives idea about the nomenclature, structure, properties, preparation methods, substitution reaction, meta-para-ortho directing functional groups.

Looking at carbonic acid and its derivatives.

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

It explains the chemical properties of amines and talks about chemical reactions of amines with various compounds.

Now that we have sufficiently covered cycloaddition reactions, we can move on to the next type of pericyclic reactions. That would be sigmatropic shifts. This includes important synthetic techniques like the Cope rearrangement, Oxy-Cope...

An introduction to Clemmensen reduction.

Let's name these bad boys! Watch tutorials 1 through 5 on the organic chemistry playlist if you need a refresher of the rules.

EAS, not once, not twice, but thrice! Draw all the molecules, please. Don't forget about ortho/meta/para!

It explains the process and conventions followed for naming amine compounds, highlighting common names and IUPAC names.

It explains various methods for preparation of alcohols and phenols and the chemical properties and reactions of alcohols and phenols.

Learn the basics about alcohols and what they are.

Looking at carboxylic acids and their derivatives.

A discussion of ortho/para directing and meta directing behavior amongst substituted benzenes.