Hanging out and learning Organic Chemistry
What’s going on fellow Organolites! Organic chemistry is much easier than you think. Start by getting your organic chemistry friends together, pick a location, and make sure to have some …
Functional Groups Simplified – 2 Categories
How to Understand Organic Functional Groups Organic functional groups are central to every reaction. The Functional Groups Simplified video below shows you how to determine what each group will do …
Structural Isomers – How to determine Cis- and Trans-Alkenes
Molecular Formula and Drawing Structural Isomers For each molecular formula, there is the possibility for multiple structural isomers to be drawn. In the video below, I show that there are …
Naming Alkene Part 2 – How to Make Nomenclature Easy
Naming More Complicated Alkenes In Naming Alkenes Part 1, we went over a simple alkene structure. Now, we are going to add a bit more complexity… Below is a recap of …
Naming Alkenes Part 1- How to Make Nomenclature Easy
Naming Alkenes – A simple approach Naming structures is not my favorite thing to do. However, there is an easy way of figuring it out. In this video, I walk …
How do Organic Chemistry and Medicine Fit Together?
Organic Chemistry and Medicine fit together like 2 peas in a pod! Organic chemistry and medicine are more interrelated than one might initially think. It would be difficult, if not …
Simple “Trick” to help you study OChem
Here is a simple trick to help you study organic chemistry If you have a few reactions or concepts from your organic chemistry class that do not seem to stick …
Resonance in Organic Chemistry-The Rule of 3
Resonance can sometimes get a bit confusing when trying to determine all the possible structures. During a recent tutoring session, I came up with the idea of “Rule of …
Resonance in Organic Chemistry – Part 2
Resonance in Organic Chemistry – Part 2 I recognize the last video (Resonance-Part 1) got a bit ‘messy’ towards the end; therefore, I decided to put this video together to …
Resonance in Organic Chemistry-Part 1
Resonance in Organic Chemistry I show how you can use the electrons to visually see what is going on during resonance. Obviously, this is much more involved than simple …