Dr. K'S Introductory Organic Chemistry

An Overview of Organic Chemistry Topics

What you'll learn

The basic topics of Organic Chemistry are covered in this course.

Each topic is covered in detail with examples and practice assignments for each lecture.

Introduction to Organic Chemistry

A Review of Chemical Bonding, Atomic Structure, Electron Configurations, Lewis Dot Structures, Molecular Geometry and Hybridization.

The Alkanes: Nomenclature, Structural Isomerism, Cyclic Alkanes and their Stability, Conformational Isomerism, Physical and Chemical Properties.

The Alkenes and Alkynes: Nomenclature including cis-trans and E-Z naming systems, Determining units of Unsaturation, Polymers, Physical and Chemical Properties.

Aromatic Compounds: Benzene Derivatives, Nomenclature, Chemical Properties and Orientation of Substitution.

Chirality: Stereoisomerism with one, more than one and similar chiral carbon atoms , Enantiomer, Measurement of Optical Activity, R and S Designations.

Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers and Thiols: Their nomenclature, physical and chemical properties, polyhydric and unsaturated alcohols.

Amines: Their structure and nomenclature, physical properties, their basicity and heterocyclic amines.

Aldehydes and Ketones: Structure, nomenclature, physical properties. Oxidation and Reduction reactions, Keto-Enol Tautomerism.

Carboxylic Acids: Structure and nomenclature, Physical properties, Acidity, Properties and Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acid Salts.

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: Nomenclature, Physical Properties, Preparation and Reactions of Esters, Acid Halides, Anhydrides and Amides.

Requirements

Completion of First Semester General Chemistry, ideally, the completion of both semesters of General Chemistry.

A desire and interest in learning Organic Chemistry.

Description

This course covers most of the basics of a first semester Organic Chemistry course that one might take as a nursing student, science major or pre-med student.  Ideally, students should have taken a year of General Chemistry as a prerequisite, although just completing first semester of General Chemistry should be sufficient.  Students in this course have access to ample supplemental material, all of which will be found in the Resource Folders. In addition to the 18.5 hours of lectures, downloadable audio mp3 files of each lecture are included. For nearly all lectures, a Practice Assignment where you can test your understanding of the material can be found in the Resource Folder. Also included is an answer key for each Practice Assignment. Any graphs, figures or tables presented in the lectures are also available as downloadable files. The content of this course is as extensive as both of my General Chemistry courses that are also available on Udemy.This course assumes that you have completed General Chemistry I and ideally General Chemistry II college courses. While you will not need to be familiar with all topics covered in those courses, you should have a good understanding of atomic structure, electron configuration, covalent bonding, electronegativity, Lewis Dot Structures, molecular geometry and hybridization. Being familiar with acid-base chemistry and equilibrium as it applies to acids and bases is a plus. Section 2 of this course gives a review of key General Chemistry topics needed for Organic Chemistry.  Since this course covers only the basics of Organic Chemistry, spectroscopic techniques such as Infrared Spectroscopy, Chromatography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance are not covered. Anyone who is interested in learning about various aspects of Organic Chemistry may find this course beneficial, especially if you had no prior exposure to Organic Chemistry in your studies.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 What is Organic Chemistry?

Section 2: Bonding in Organic Chemistry, A Review

Lecture 2 Atoms and Molecules

Lecture 3 Atomic Numbers and Atomic Orbitals

Lecture 4 Electron Configuration and the Periodic Table

Lecture 5 Bonding

Lecture 6 Lewis Dot Structures

Lecture 7 Lewis Dot Structures for Multiple Bonds

Lecture 8 Hybridization

Section 3: The Alkanes

Lecture 9 Hydrocarbons

Lecture 10 Alkanes

Lecture 11 Structural Isomerism

Lecture 12 Cyclic Alkanes

Lecture 13 Lecture 13: Alkyl Groups

Lecture 14 Nomenclature of Alkanes

Lecture 15 Nomenclature of Alkyl Halides

Lecture 16 Nomenclature of Cyclic Alkanes

Lecture 17 Stereoisomerism of Cyclic Alkanes

Lecture 18 Conformational Isomerism

Lecture 19 Stability of Cyclic Alkanes

Lecture 20 Physical Properties of Alkanes

Lecture 21 Chemical Properties of Alkanes

Section 4: Alkenes and Alkynes

Lecture 22 Introduction to Alkenes and Alkynes

Lecture 23 Nomenclature of Alkenes and Alkynes

Lecture 24 cis-trans Isomerism of Alkenes

Lecture 25 E-Z System for Designation of Geometric Isomers

Lecture 26 Units of Unsaturation and Isomerism

Lecture 27 Physical Properties of Alkenes and Alkynes

Lecture 28 Chemical Properties of Alkenes

Lecture 29 Polymers

Lecture 30 Chemical Properties of Alkynes

Section 5: Aromatic Compounds

Lecture 31 Introduction to Aromatic Compounds - Benzene

Lecture 32 Benzene Derivatives

Lecture 33 Nomenclature of Aromatic Compounds

Lecture 34 Chemical Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Lecture 35 Orientation of Substitution

Section 6: Chirality

Lecture 36 Introduction to Chirality

Lecture 37 Stereoisomers with One Chiral Carbon Atom

Lecture 38 Expressing the Configuration of Enantiomers in Three Dimensions

Lecture 39 Comparing Representations of Enantiomers

Lecture 40 Measurement of Optical Activity

Lecture 41 Stereoisomers with Two Chiral Carbon Atoms

Lecture 42 Molecules with Two Similar Chiral Carbon Atoms

Lecture 43 Stereoisomers in Cyclic Compounds

Lecture 44 Specification of Configurations: R and S Designations

Lecture 45 Stereoisomers and Chemical Reactions

Section 7: Alcohols, Phenols, Ethers, Thiols

Lecture 46 Introduction to Functional Groups

Lecture 47 Structure and Nomenclature of Alcohols

Lecture 48 Polyhydric Alcohols

Lecture 49 Physical Properties of Alcohols

Lecture 50 Preparation of Alcohols

Lecture 51 Chemical Properties of Alcohols - Acidity

Lecture 52 Chemical Properties of Alcohols - Reactions

Lecture 53 Structure and Nomenclature of Phenols

Lecture 54 Physical and Chemical Properties of Phenols

Lecture 55 Structure and Nomenclature of Ethers

Lecture 56 Physical and Chemical Properties of Ethers

Lecture 57 Sulfur Analogues: Thiols and Sulfides

Section 8: Amines

Lecture 58 Structure of Amines

Lecture 59 Nomenclature of Amines

Lecture 60 Physical Properties of Amines

Lecture 61 Basicity of Amines

Lecture 62 Heterocyclic Amines

Section 9: Aldehydes and Ketones

Lecture 63 Introduction to Aldehydes and Ketones

Lecture 64 Nomenclature of Aldehydes and Ketones

Lecture 65 Physical Properties of Aldehydes and Ketones

Lecture 66 Some Important Aldehydes and Ketones

Lecture 67 Chemical Reactions: Oxidation

Lecture 68 Chemical Reactions: Addition

Lecture 69 Keto-Enol Tautomerism

Section 10: Carboxylic Acids

Lecture 70 Structure of Carboxylic Acids

Lecture 71 Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids

Lecture 72 Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acids

Lecture 73 Acidity of Carboxylic Acids

Lecture 74 Nomenclature and Properties of Salts of Carboxylic Acids

Section 11: Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Lecture 75 Structure and Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Lecture 76 Physical Properties of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Lecture 77 Preparation and Reactions of Esters

Lecture 78 Preparation and Reactions of Acid Halides, Anhydrides and Amides

Students who are planning to take Organic Chemistry at a 4-year college or university.,Anyone who has an interest in learning about Organic Chemistry