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This is a continuation of Freshman Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 125a), the introductory course on current theories of structure and mechanism in organic chemistry for students with excellent preparation in chemistry and physics. This semester treats simple and complex reaction mechanisms, spectroscopy, organic synthesis, and some molecules of nature.
Course Homepage: [[http://oyc.yale.edu/chemistry/chem-125b]]
Videos

Lecture 29 - Imines and Enamines; Oxidation and Reduction
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 17 - Alkynes; Conjugation in Allylic Intermediates and Dienes
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 37 - Proving the Configuration of Glucose and Synthesizing Two Unnatural...
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 6 - Brønsted Acidity and the Generality of Nucleophilic Substitution
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 32 - Measuring Bond Energies: Guest Lecture by Prof. G. Barney Ellison
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 24 - Higher-Order Effects, Dynamics, and the NMR Time Scale
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 13 - Addition to Form Three-Membered Rings: Carbenoids and Epoxidation
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 2 - Peculiar Rate Laws, Bond Dissociation Energies, and Relative Reactiv...
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 12 - Nucleophilic Participation During Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes...
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 15 - Metals and Catalysis in Alkene Oxidation, Hydrogenation, Metathesis...
Aug 19, 2014
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2014 views

Lecture 10 - Cation Intermediates – Alkenes: Formation, Addition, and Stability
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 18 - Linear and Cyclic Conjugation Theory; 4n+2 Aromaticity
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 27 - Triphenylmethyl and an Introduction to Carbonyl Chemistry
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 16 - Isoprenoids, Rubber, and Tuning Polymer Properties
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 9 - Pentavalent Carbon? E2, SN1, E1
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 21 - Functional Groups and Fingerprints in IR Spectroscopy; Precession o...
Aug 19, 2014
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1953 views

Lecture 25 - C-13 and 2D NMR – Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Aug 19, 2014
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1531 views

Lecture 5 - Solvation, H-Bonding, and Ionophores
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 38 - Review: Synthesis of Cortisone
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 34 - Acids and Acid Derivatives
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 26 - Aromatic Substitution in Synthesis: Friedel-Crafts and Moses Gomber...
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 3 - Rate and Selectivity in Radical-Chain Reactions
Aug 19, 2014
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1629 views

Lecture 4 - Electronegativity, Bond Strength, Electrostatics, and Non-Bonded Int...
Aug 19, 2014
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1688 views

Lecture 23 - Diamagnetic Anisotropy and Spin-Spin Splitting
Aug 19, 2014
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1475 views

Lecture 14 - Epoxide Opening, Dipolar Cycloaddition, and Ozonolysis
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 11 - Carbocations and the Mechanism of Electrophilic Addition to Alkenes...
Aug 19, 2014
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1596 views

Lecture 7 - Nucleophilic Substitution Tools - Stereochemistry, Rate Law, Substra...
Aug 19, 2014
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1742 views
Lecture 31 - Periodate Cleavage, Retrosynthesis, and Green Chemistry
Aug 19, 2014
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1275 views

Lecture 1 - Mechanism: How Energies and Kinetic Order Influence Reaction Rates
Aug 19, 2014
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3035 views

Lecture 28 - Mechanism and Equilibrium of Carbonyl Reactions
Aug 19, 2014
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1469 views

Lecture 22 - Medical MRI and Chemical NMR
Aug 19, 2014
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1963 views

Lecture 33 - Green Chemistry; Acids and Acid Derivatives
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 30 - Oxidation States and Mechanisms
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 19 - Aromatic Transition States: Cycloaddition and Electrocyclic Reactio...
Aug 19, 2014
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2010 views

Lecture 36 - α-Reactivity and Condensation Reactions
Aug 19, 2014
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1570 views

Lecture 35 - Acyl Insertions and α-Reactivity
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 8 - Solvent, Leaving Group, Bridgehead Substitution, and Pentavalent Car...
Aug 19, 2014
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Lecture 20 - Electronic and Vibrational Spectroscopy
Aug 19, 2014
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1597 views