High school6/6 lessons
Organic chemistry
Carbon and its molecules: skeletons, functional groups, reactions. The basics for biochemistry and pharmacy.
- 01
Carbon skeletons
Saturated/unsaturated, branched/cyclic chains, IUPAC nomenclature, structural isomerism.
11 min - 02
Functional groups
Alcohol, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid, amine, ester, ether, alkyl halide. Recognize and name.
11 min - 03
Alcohols and aldehydes/ketones
Oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes then acids; ketones. Characteristic tests (Schiff, Fehling).
10 min - 04
Carboxylic acids and esters
Esterification, hydrolysis, equilibrium. Carboxylic acid acidity, soaps.
11 min - 05
Addition, substitution, elimination
Three major organic reaction categories. Examples: double-bond addition, halogenation, dehydration.
12 min - 06
Stereoisomerism
Conformer, enantiomer, diastereomer. Asymmetric carbon, R/S configuration, cis/trans.
11 min