Lecture Handouts

LEC # TOPICS LECTURERS HANDOUTS
1 Introduction to Organic Chemistry, Review, Molecular Structure Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF 1)

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2 Resonance, Acidity and Basicity Dr. Kimberly Berkowski

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3 Alkanes and Isomerism Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
4 Conformational Analysis of Alkanes Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
5 Conformational Analysis of Cycloalkanes Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
6 Stereochemistry I Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
7 Stereochemistry II, Overview of Chemical Reactions I Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
8 Overview of Chemical Reactions II Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
9 Thermodynamics, Kinetics, Reaction Coordinate Diagrams Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
10 Alkenes Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
11 Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes (EAA): Carbocation Intermediate (Mechanism, Regiospecificity, Carbocation Stability, Hammond Postulate) Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
12 EAA: Stereochemistry, Rearrangements Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
13 EAA: 3-Membered Ring Intermediate Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
14 EAA: Concerted Mechanism Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
15 Alkene Cleavage, Addition of HBr (radical) Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)

Chanteau, Stephanie H., and James M. Tour. "Synthesis of Anthropomorphic Molecules." J Org Chem 68 (2003): 8750-8766.
16 Alkynes Dr. Kimberly Berkowski (PDF)
17 Reactions of Alkynes Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
18 Alkyl Halides Dr. Kimberly Berkowski
19 Alkyl Halides, Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF)
20 Alkyl Halides, Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF)
21 Alkyl Halides, Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor
22 Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions, Aromaticity Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF)
23 Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions, Aromaticity (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF)
24 Alkyl Halides: Elimination Reactions, Aromaticity (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor
25 Aromaticity Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF 1)

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26 Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Prof. Sarah O'Connor
27 Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Prof. Sarah O'Connor
28 Electrophilic and Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor
29 Alcohols and Phenols, Introduction to Catalysis Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF)
30 Alcohols and Phenols, Introduction to Catalysis (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF 1)

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31 Alcohols and Phenols, Introduction to Catalysis (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor (PDF)
32 Carbonyl Chemistry Prof. Sarah O'Connor
33 Carbonyl Chemistry (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor
34 Multistep Synthesis Prof. Sarah O'Connor
35 Multistep Synthesis (cont.) Prof. Sarah O'Connor