COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCE
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEARNING RESOURCES @   the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Teach Yourself, First Semester Practice Problems Return to Main Self-Teach Page..
  indicates worked problems in QUICKTIME movie format    :      indicates categories with problems with hints
Bonding & Structure : Basics
Electron Energies/Atoms
Organic Structures
Lewis Structures
Formal Charges
Atomic Orbitals
Hybridization
Molecular Orbitals 
Electron Energies/Molecules
VSEPR
Degrees of Unsaturation
Structures/Isomers
Dipole Moments
Functional Groups
Cumulative Problems
Resonance : Delocalized Electrons
Orbitals and Delocalization
Resonance Contributors 
Cumulative Problems
Alkanes : 3D Structures
Alkane Nomenclature
Alkane Conformations
Cycloalkane Conformations 
Cumulative Problems
Organic Reactions : How and Why
Classification
Relative Acidities
Bronsted Acid/Base Reactions
Recognizing Lewis Acids/Bases
Lewis Acid/Base Reactions 
Curved Arrow "Pushing"
Revisit Electron Energies
Homolytic and Heterolytic Bond Dissociation
Electronic Substituent Effects
Mechanisms/Energy Diagrams 
Cumulative Problems
Alkenes I : Electrophilic Addition
Alkene Nomenclature
Alkene Stabilities
Alkene Reagents
Alkene Reactions
Cumulative Problems
Stereochemistry : Left- and Right-Handed Molecules
Identifying Isomers
Fischer Projections (for MCAT only)
Stereochemistry of Alkene Addition Reactions
Cumulative Problems
Alkyl Halides : Substitution and Elimination
SN2 Reactions
Distinguishing SN1 and SN2
E2 Eliminations 
Distinguishing SN1, SN2, E1, E2
Cumulative Problems
Alkenes II : Introduction to Synthesis
Reaction Practice
Cumulative Problems
 
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LEARNING RESOURCES @   the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Teach Yourself, Second Semester Practice Problems Return to Main Self-Teach Page..
Retrosynthesis : Putting Reactions Together
Identifying Synthons
SN2 Reactions in Reverse
Retrosyntheis Practice
Alkynes : Developing Synthetic Methods
Alkyne Nomenclature
Alkyne Reactions
Acetylide Reactions
Cumulative Problems
Alcohols : Oxidation and Reduction
Alcohol Nomenclature
Alcohol Acidity
Alcohol Reagents
Alcohol Reactions
Reactions That Make Alcohols and Diols
Practice Making C-C Bonds Backwards 
Ethers/Epoxides : Acid and Base Catalyzed Reactions
Ether/Epoxide Nomenclature
Conjugated Systems and Aromaticity: Revisit Molecular Orbital Theory
Molecular Orbitals of Conjugated Systems
F.M.O.'s and Cycloaddition Reactions
F.M.O.'s and Electrocyclic Reactions
Pericyclic Reactions and Aromatic Transition States 
Aromaticity Practice
Benzenes : Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Benzene Nomenclature
Simple Benzene Reactions
Simple Benzene Synthesis
Benzene Retrosynthesis
Aldehydes and Ketones : Nucleophilic Addition
Aldehyde/Ketone Nomenclature
Wittig Related Reactions
Wittig Syntheses
Enols and Enolates : Acidities of Carbonyls
Aldol and Claisen Practice 
Aldol and Claisen in Reverse
Malonic Acid Ethylacetoacetate Syntheses
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives : Nucleophilic Substitution
Acid Nomenclature
Derivative Nomenclature
Amines : Organic Bases
Nomenclature
Elimination Reactions

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