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Authors: Jonathan Orsay
ISBN-13: 9781893858466, ISBN-10: 1893858464
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Osote Publishing
Date Published: March 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Jonathan Orsay

Book Synopsis

Lecture 1	Molecular Structure	1
1-1	Introduction	1
1-2	Structural Formula	1
1-3	Lewis Dot Structures	2
1-4	Other Structures	3
1-5	Index of Hydrogen Deficiency	4
1-6	Functional Groups	4
1-7	Nomenclature	7
1-8	Bonding	11
1-9	[sigma] and [pi] Bonds	11
1-10	Hybridization	12
1-11	Electron Delocalization	14
1-12	Dipole Moment	15
1-13	Stereochemistry	19
1-14	Isomerism	19
1-15	Chirality	20
1-16	Absolute Configuration	21
1-17	Relative Configuration	22
1-18	Observed Rotation	22
1-19	Stereoisomers	23
1-20	Enantiomers	23
1-21	Diastereomers	24
Lecture 2	Hydrocarbons, Alcohols, and Substitutions	27
2-1	Alkanes	27
2-2	Physical Properties	27
2-3	Cycloalkanes	28
2-4	Combustion	30
2-5	Halogenation	31
2-6	Alkenes	34
2-7	Physical Properties	34
2-8	Synthesis of Alkenes	34
2-9	Catalytic Hydrogenation	36
2-10	Oxidation of Alkenes	36
2-11	Electrophilic Addition	36
2-12	Benzene	39
2-13	Substitutions	44
2-14	S[subscript N]1	44
2-15	S[subscript N]2	45
2-16	Nucleophilicity	45
2-17	Solvents	45
2-18	Leaving Groups	46
2-19	S[subscript N]1 vs. S[subscript N]2	46
2-20	Physical Properties of Alcohols	46
2-21	Alcohols as Acids	47
2-22	Synthesis of Alcohols	47
2-23	Reactions with Alcohols	48
2-24	Oxidation of Alcohols	49
2-25	Alkyl Halides from Alcohols	50
2-26	Preparation of Mesylates and Tosylates	50
2-27	The Pinacol Rearrangement	51
2-28	Ethers	51
2-29	Epoxides	52
2-30	Acidities of the Functional Groups	52
Lecture 3	Carbonyls and Amines	55
3-1	The Carbonyl	55
3-2	Aldehydes and Ketones	56
3-3	Physical Properties	56
3-4	Chemical Properties	56
3-5	Formation of Acetals	57
3-6	Aldol Condensation	58
3-7	Halogenation and the Haloform Reaction	59
3-8	The Witting Reaction	60
3-9	[alpha]-[beta] Unsaturated Carbonyls	61
3-10	Carboxylic Acids	64
3-11	Physical Properties	64
3-12	Decarboxylation	65
3-13	Carboxylic Acid Derivatives	65
3-14	Amines	69
3-15	Physical Properties	69
3-16	Condensation with Ketones	70
3-17	Wolff-Kishner Reduction	71
3-18	Alkylation and The Hofmann Elimination	72
3-19	Amines and Nitrous Acid	72
3-20	Amides	74
3-21	[beta]-Lactams	74
3-22	The Hofmann Degradation	74
3-23	Phosphoric Acid	76
Lecture 4	Biochemistry and Lab Techniques	79
4-1	Fatty Acids	79
4-2	Amino Acids	80
4-3	Carbohydrates	85
4-4	Lab Techniques	89
4-5	NMR	89
4-6	IR Spectroscopy	92
4-7	Ultraviolet Spectroscopy	95
4-8	Visible Spectrum	96
4-9	Mass Spectrometry	96
4-10	Chromatography	97
4-11	Distillation	98
4-12	Crystallization	98
4-13	Extraction	99
	30-Minute In-class Exams	101
	In-Class Exam for Lecture 1	101
	In-Class Exam for Lecture 2	109
	In-Class Exam for Lecture 3	115
	In-Class Exam for Lecture 4	123
	Answers & Explanations to 30-minute In-Class Exams	129
	Answers and Scaled Score Conversion for In-Class Exams	130
	Explanations to In-Class Exam for Lecture 1	131
	Explanations to In-Class Exam for Lecture 2	133
	Explanations to In-Class Exam for Lecture 3	135
	Explanations to In-Class Exam for Lecture 4	136
	Answers & Explanations for Lecture Questions	139
	Answers to Questions in the Lectures	140
	Explanations to Questions in Lecture 1	141
	Explanations to Questions in Lecture 2	143
	Explanations to Questions in Lecture 3	145
	Explanations to Questions in Lecture 4	147
	Index	151