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Organic Chemistry II · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Organic Chemistry II syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Carbonyl chemistry
- Structure and polarity of aldehydes and ketones — Structure and polarity of aldehydes and ketones
- Nucleophilic addition to carbonyls: mechanism and reactivity — Nucleophilic addition to carbonyls: mechanism and reactivity
- Grignard and organolithium additions to carbonyls — Grignard and organolithium additions to carbonyls
- Acyl substitution: esters, amides, anhydrides, and acid chlorides — Acyl substitution: esters, amides, anhydrides, and acid chlorides
- Protecting groups for carbonyls (overview) — Protecting groups for carbonyls (overview)
Enolate and conjugate addition chemistry
- Alpha acidity and enolate formation — Alpha acidity and enolate formation
- Aldol addition and aldol condensation — Aldol addition and aldol condensation
- Claisen condensation and malonic ester synthesis — Claisen condensation and malonic ester synthesis
- Michael addition and conjugate (1,4-) addition — Michael addition and conjugate (1,4-) addition
- Planning carbon–carbon bond formation in synthesis — Planning carbon–carbon bond formation in synthesis
Aromatic chemistry
- Benzene structure, resonance, and aromaticity criteria — Benzene structure, resonance, and aromaticity criteria
- Electrophilic aromatic substitution: general mechanism — Electrophilic aromatic substitution: general mechanism
- Activating and deactivating substituents — Activating and deactivating substituents; ortho/para vs meta directors
- Synthesis planning with aromatic substitution sequences — Synthesis planning with aromatic substitution sequences
- Spectroscopy of aromatic compounds: ¹H NMR and IR features — Spectroscopy of aromatic compounds: ¹H NMR and IR features
Amines and biomolecular preview
- Amine classification and basicity trends — Amine classification and basicity trends
- Synthesis of amines: reduction, alkylation, Gabriel synthesis — Synthesis of amines: reduction, alkylation, Gabriel synthesis
- Diazonium salts and Sandmeyer reactions — Diazonium salts and Sandmeyer reactions
- Amino acids, peptides, and protein structure (intro) — Amino acids, peptides, and protein structure (intro)
- Multi-step synthesis problem-solving strategies — Multi-step synthesis problem-solving strategies
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Study units
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- Carbonyl chemistry
Aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and derivatives
Coming soon - Enolate and conjugate addition chemistry
Enolates, aldol, Claisen, and Michael addition
Coming soon - Aromatic chemistry
Aromaticity, EAS, and synthesis planning
Coming soon - Amines and biomolecular preview
Amines, biomolecules, and multi-step synthesis
Coming soon
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