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Part IV: Conjugated and Aromatic Molecules: Full Course

Pi Conjugation and Conjugated Dienes

Lesson IV.1. Pi Conjugation Stabilizes a Molecule         

Lesson IV.2. Addition Reactions of Conjugated Dienes  

Lesson IV.3. Diels-Alder Reaction

Aromaticity and Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Lesson IV.4. Aromaticity: A Highly Stabilizing Effect   

Lesson IV.5. Aromaticity Effects on Acidity and Basicity           

Lesson IV.6. Nomenclature of Monosubstituted Benzene Compounds     

Lesson IV.7. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution I: Friedel–Crafts Alkylation and Acylation          

Lesson IV.8. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution II: Nitration and Sulfonation of Benzene

Lesson IV.9. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution III: Halogenation of Benzene      

Lesson IV.10. Nomenclature of Polysubstituted Benzene Compounds     

Lesson IV.11. Substituent Effects on the Rate of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution   

Lesson IV.12. Substituent Effects on the Regiochemistry of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution       

Lesson IV.13. More on the Directing Effects of Substituents in EAS    

More Reactions involving Aromatic Molecules

Lesson IV.14. Oxidation and Reduction of Substituents on Benzene Rings  

Lesson IV.15. Radical Halogenation of Allylic and Benzylic Compounds     

Lesson IV.16. Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution         

Lesson IV.17. Formation and Reaction of Diazonium Salts

 

Organic Chemistry 2 Primer Lessons (Part IV)

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Lesson IV.1

Lesson IV.1

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Lesson IV.2

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IV.3

Lesson IV.3

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IV.4

Lesson IV.4

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IV.5

Lesson IV.5

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IV.6

Lesson IV.6

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Lesson IV.7

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Lesson IV.8

IV.8

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Step 4: The Problems and Solutions Video is combined Lesson IV.9

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IV.9

Lesson IV.9

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IV.10

Lesson IV.10

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Lesson IV.11

IV.11

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Lesson IV.12

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Step 2: Self Assessment: Combined with Lesson IV.13

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Step 4: Problems and Solutions Video: see after Lesson IV.13 for combined video

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IV.13

Lesson IV.13

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IV.14

Lesson IV.14

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Step 2: Self Assessment: Mini-Quiz for this Lesson
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IV.15

Lesson IV.15

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Step 2: Self Assessment: Mini-Quiz for this Lesson
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IV.16

Lesson IV.16

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Lesson IV.17

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