CHEM-201 TUTORIALS

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Chapter: Subject

Chapters 1-2: Introduction, Structure and properties of organic molecules

Ch 1-2: Find out bond polarization between two atoms

Ch 1-2: Practice filling Electrons in Orbitals

Ch 1-2: C, N, and O atoms Hybridization in molecules

Ch 1-2: Check on how polar molecules are solvated!

Ch 1-2: Recognition of Functional Groups

Ch 1-2: Drawing Curved Arrows and Pushing Electrons

Ch 1-2: Drawing Lewis Structures

Ch 1: Approximate pKa values of organic molecules

Ch 1: Equilibrium in an Acid-Base Reaction

Ch 1: Bronsted and Lewis Acids and Bases, and Acid and Base Catalysis

Ch 1: Position of Acid-Base Equilibria

Chapter 3: Structure and Stereochemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Ch 3: Advanced Alkane Nomenclature

Ch 3: Alkane nomenclature

Ch 3: Structure and Nomenclature of Alkanes

Ch 3: Degree of Alkyl Substitution

Ch 3: Identifying Cis- and Trans-Isomers in Cyclohexanes

Ch 3: Identifying Axial and Equatorial Groups

Ch 3: Drawing Chair Conformations of Cyclohexanes

Ch 3: Interconversion of Chair to Boat Conformation

Ch 3: Conformations of Butane

Ch 3: Energy Minimization of Axial-Methylcyclohexane

Ch 3: Four Classes of Hydrocarbons

Chapter 4: The study of chemical reactions

Ch 4: CommonTermsinRadicals

Ch 4: Radical Chain Reaction

Ch 4: Nomenclature of Haloalkanes

Ch 4: Structure and Boiling Point

Ch 4: Radical Addition to a double bond

Ch 4: Radical Halogenation of an Alkane

Chapter 5: Stereochemistry

Ch 5: Relationships Among Isomers

Ch 5: Identification of Chiral Atoms

Ch 5: Identification of Chirality Center

Chapter 6: Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination

Ch 6: Nucleophilic Reactions and S_N1 and S_N2 Mechanisms

Ch 6: Elimination Reactions

Ch 6: E1 and E2 Mechanisms

Ch 6: Substitution vs Elimination Pathways

Ch 6: Alkyl Halide Dehydrohalogenation

Ch 6: E1 Reaction of 2-Bromo-2-Methylpropane

Ch 6: An Energy Diagram for an S_N1 Reaction

Ch 6: An Energy Diagram for an S_N2 Reaction

Ch 6: S_N2

Ch 6: S_N1

Ch 6: S_N2 Promoting Factors

Ch 6: Common Terms in nucleophilic substitution and elimination

Ch 6: Steric requirement for elimination

Ch 6: E2 Eliminations from Cyclic Compounds

Ch 6: E2 Promoting Factors

Ch 6: Carbocation Rearrangements

Chapter 7: Structure and synthesis of alkenes

Ch 7: Nomenclature of Alkenes

Ch 7: Relationship Between Structure and Nomenclature for Alkenes

Ch 7: Index of Hydrogen Deficiency

Ch 7: Alkene Nomenclature

Ch 7: Alkene Synthesis

Ch 7: Common Names of Alkyl Groups

Ch 7: E and Z Nomenclature

Chapter 8: Reactions of Alkenes

Ch 8: Acid-Catalyzed Addition of an Alcohol to an Alkene

Ch 8: Acid-Catalyzed Hydration of Propene

Ch 8: Bromination of an Alkene

Ch 8: Hydroboration of an Alkene

Ch 8: Catalytic Hydrogenation of an Alkene

Ch 8: Hydrochlorination of Propene

Ch 8: Mechanisms of Electrophilic Addition Reactions

Ch 8: Stability of Carbocations and Rearrangement of Carbocations

Ch 8: How to Write a Balanced Half-Reaction

Ch 8: Halohydrin Reaction

Ch 8: Mechanism Addition of HBr in Presence of peroxides

Ch 8: Mechanism: Addition of Water to an Alkene

Ch 8: Mechanism: Hydroboration-Oxidation

Ch 8: Retrosynthetic Analysis

Ch 8: Synthesis: Addition of Alcohol to an Alkene

Ch 8: Synthesis: Addition of Halogens to Alkenes

Ch 8: Synthesis: Addition of Water to an Alkene

Ch 8: Synthesis: Hydroboration-Oxidation

Chapter 9: Alkynes

Ch 9: Nomenclature of Alkynes

Ch 9: Structure and Bonding of Allene

Ch 9: Reduction of an Alkyne by Sodium in Liquid Ammonia

Ch 9: Addition of HCl to an Alkyne

Ch 9: Hydrogenation/Lindlar's Catalyst

Ch 9: Mercuric-Ion-Catalyzed Hydration of an Alkyne

Ch 9: Synthesis of Trans Alkenes Using Na/NH₃ (liq)

Ch 9: TermsintheReactionofAlkynes