Chem 12A Organic Chemistry
Your experience in learning Organic Chemistry can be greatly enhanced by turning to additional outside resources. Here are some potential resources:
Organic Chemistry Tutorials
Lectures and animations: These a good visual animations for many key reactions and mechanisms in organic chemistry (requires Shockwave player)
http://ochem.jsd.claremont.edu/tutorials.htm
On-line Organic Chemistry textbook: This textbook is completely free. You merely have to register. All chapters can be downloaded, one chapter at a time, as pdf documents, so you can easily put the entire textbook (1200 pages) on your computer.
Daley and Daley state that this is the only introductory level Organic Chemistry text organized by mechanisms rather than the traditional organization by functional groups. It was “written from the ground up to simplify learning Organic Chemistry”.
Daley & Daley
Organic Chemistry
Organic Chemistry for the twenty-first century
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Virtual Textbooks of Organic Chemistry:
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Organic_Chemistry/Virtual_Textbook_of_OChem
Contains many quick and incisive summaries of key points in Organic chemistry. Recommended.
http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm#info
This is a tour-de-force of an on-line, interactive textbook. I’m particularly fond of the using of links to additional information, as well as the quality of color diagrams and drawings. It is quick to find what you are looking for. I also recommend this virtual textbook as a quick supplement to your current textbook.
While I recommend going to the link above, you can also go directly to links below to specific topics:
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Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry
http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm#info
General Principles
Electron Configurations of Atoms
Charge Distribution in Molecules
Analysis of Molecular Formulas
http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/react3.htm – rx9
http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/react3.htm – rx9The Hückel Rule
Alkene Configurational Isomers
Cycloalkane Configurational Isomers
Compounds with Several Stereogenic Centers
Other Configurational Notations
Conformational Enantiomorphism
Functional Group Reactions
Alkanes
Substitution (of H by halogen)
Alkenes
Lewis Acids (non-Proton Electrophiles)
Electrophilic Halogen Reagents
Alkynes
Nucleophilic Addition & Reduction
Acidity of Terminal Alkynes (Substitution of H)
Alkyl Halides
Summary of Substitution vs. Elimination
Elimination Reactions of Dihalides
Alcohols
Substitution of the Hydroxyl H
Substitution of the Hydroxyl Group
Ethers
Thiols & Sulfides
Sulfur Analogs of Alcohols & Ethers
Benzene & Derivatives
Reactions of Substituted Benzenes
Reactions of Disubstituted Rings
Reactions of Substituent Groups
Nucleophilic Substitution, Elimination & Addition Reactions
Amines
Basicity of Nitrogen Compounds
Electrophilic Substitution at Nitrogen
Reactions of Aryl Diazonium Intermediates
Elimination Reactions of Amines
Phosphines
Aldehydes & Ketones
Nomenclature of Aldehydes & Ketones
Occurrence of Aldehydes & Ketones
Properties of Aldehydes & Ketones
Hydration & Hemiacetal Formation
Irreversible Addition Reactions
Mechanism of Electrophilic α-Substitution
Carboxylic Acids
Nomenclature of Carboxylic Acids
Preparation of Carboxylic Acids
Substitution of Hydroxyl Hydrogen
Substitution of the Hydroxyl Group
Carboxylic Derivatives
Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
Reaction with Organometallic Reagents
Other Topics
Ultraviolet-Visible Spectroscopy
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Principles of Modern Synthesis
Concerning Practice Problems
The practice problems provided as part of this text are chiefly interactive, and should provide a useful assessment of the reader’s understanding at various stages in the development of the subject. Some of these problems make use of a Molecular Editor drawing application created by Peter.Ertl. To practice using this editor Click Here.
Since problem solving is essential to achieving an effective mastery of the subject, it is recommended that many more problems be worked. Most organic chemistry textbooks contain a broad assortment of suitable problems, and paperback collections of practice problems are also available. In addition, a large collection of multiple choice problems may be viewed Here.
The following button will activate a collection of problems concerning the reactivity of common functional groups.
The following web-sites provide nice collections of problems and answers:
Towson University-reaction quizzes and summaries
Ohio State University-electronic flashcards
University of Wisconsin-concept questions
UCLA-helpful advice
Notre Dame-spectroscopy problems
For a useful collection of study materials, including links to other sites, visit the Organic chemistry tool-kit. Prepared by Bob Hanson, St. Olaf College