Organic Chemistry – Recommended Videos

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*These chapters are based on Klein’s Organic Chem textbook, third edition
*More videos are in WileyPlus

Chapter 1 A Review of General Chemistry: Electrons, Bonds and Molecular Properties
Representing organic molecules (9:02) Lewis structures!
Formal Charge (1) (12:06)
Formal Charge (2) (11:02)
Formal Charge – Key Patterns (6:00)
Polar covalent bonds (13:47)
Atomic Orbitals (4:27)
Valence Bond Theory vs MO Theory (5:06)
Hybridization 1 (9:51)and 2 (13:52)
VSEPR/geometry/shape (7:58)
Dipoles and Partial Charges
Intermolecular forces (5:19) and physical properties (9:16)

Chapter 2 Molecular Representations
Condensed Formulas (7:05)
Line diagrams (11:47)
Introduction to resonance in organic chemistry (11:23)
Resonance in organic chemistry – unequal forms (12:28)
Curved Arrows for Resonance (9:30)
Electron pushing arrows in organic chem (14:54)
Resonance Common Mistakes (10:44)
Evaluating Resonance – Charge (1) (5:03)
Evaluating Resonance – Octet (2) (8:00)
Evaluating Resonance – Negative Charge (3) (9:42)
Evaluating Resonance – Positive Charge (4) (7:10)
Evaluating Resonance – Aromaticity (5) (4:21)

Chapter 3 Acids and Bases

Bronsted/Lowry and Lewis Acids and Bases
 4 components of and acid base reaction (4:00)
Strong and Weak Acids
The Golden Rule of Acids and Bases (7:48)
Introduction to pKa
How to use a pKa table (10:58)
Factors that affect acidity – Charge (1)  (7:11)
Factors that affect acidity – Electronegativity (2) (5:28)
Factors that affect acidity – Polarizability/Size (3) (6:50)
Factors that affect acidity – Resonance (4) (6:53)
Factors that affect acidity – Induction (5) (7:53)
Factors that affect acidity – Orbitals (6) (8:38)
Factors that affect acidity – Aromaticity (7) (5:28) – This one is for CHEM& 262

Last Updated March 8, 2022