Organic Chemistry I - CHEM 201

Covers structure, bonding, nomenclature, stereochemistry, reactions, mechanisms, and functional groups.

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11 Enols, Enolates, and Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation

Learn how carbonyl compounds form enols and enolates, then use their reactivity to create carbon–carbon bonds through alkylation and aldol reactions.
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10 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

Learn how carboxylic acids and their derivatives are structured, named, reacted, and interconverted, with emphasis on substitution mechanisms and reactivity trends.
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09 Aldehydes and Ketones

Learn how aldehydes and ketones are structured, why their carbonyl groups react with nucleophiles, and how hydride reduction produces alcohols.
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08 Aromatic Compounds

Learn how aromaticity stabilizes cyclic molecules, how aromatic rings react, and how existing substituents influence reaction rate and position.
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12 Amines and Introductory Organic Synthesis

Understand how amines are classified, named, and transformed, then apply their reactivity to plan selective routes to target molecules.
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04 Conformation and Stereochemistry

Learn how molecular shape, restricted rotation, and stereochemical naming distinguish conformers, mirror-image pairs, and other stereoisomers.
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07 Alkenes and Alkynes

Learn how reagents and mechanisms determine the products, regiochemistry, stereochemistry, and reaction extent of alkene and alkyne reactions.
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03 Acids, Bases, and Curved-Arrow Notation

Learn how acid–base definitions, electron-pair movement, and pKa comparisons work together to predict proton-transfer reactions.
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06 Substitution and Elimination Reactions

Compare the SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 pathways and use substrate structure, reagent strength, solvent, and geometry to predict products.
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05 Alkanes and Radical Reactions

Learn how alkane structure and conformations relate to radical halogenation, and how bond energies and activation barriers help explain reaction outcomes.
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02 Functional Groups and Nomenclature

Learn to recognize common organic functional groups, build systematic names, distinguish common names, and identify constitutional isomers.
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01 Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules

Learn how bonding, molecular representations, geometry, polarity, and resonance work together to explain organic structure and reactivity.
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11 Enols, Enolates, and Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation

A medium-difficulty quiz on enols, enolates, carbon–carbon bond formation, and aldol reactions.
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07 Alkenes and Alkynes

A medium-difficulty quiz on predicting alkene and alkyne reaction products, mechanisms, stereochemistry, and oxidation outcomes.
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10 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

A medium-difficulty quiz on naming, reactivity, mechanisms, and transformations of carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
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09 Aldehydes and Ketones

A medium-difficulty quiz on aldehyde and ketone structure, polarity, nucleophilic addition, reactivity, and reduction.
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12 Amines and Introductory Organic Synthesis

A medium-difficulty quiz on amine structure and naming, basicity, reaction mechanisms, and selective synthesis.
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04 Conformation and Stereochemistry

A medium-difficulty quiz on molecular conformations, chirality, stereoisomer relationships, geometric isomerism, and stereochemical nomenclature.
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03 Acids, Bases, and Curved-Arrow Notation

A medium-difficulty quiz applying acid–base definitions, curved-arrow notation, and pKa-based equilibrium reasoning.
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06 Substitution and Elimination Reactions

A medium-difficulty quiz on identifying and applying the SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 mechanisms, including their conditions, stereochemical requirements, and products.
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02 Functional Groups and Nomenclature

A medium-difficulty quiz on recognizing functional groups, applying introductory nomenclature rules, and reasoning about isomerism.
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05 Alkanes and Radical Reactions

A medium-difficulty quiz on alkane structure and conformations, radical halogenation, and introductory reaction-energy concepts.
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01 Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules

A medium-difficulty quiz on how organic molecular structure, bonding, and electron distribution explain molecular shape, polarity, and reactivity.
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08 Aromatic Compounds

A medium-difficulty quiz on aromaticity, electrophilic aromatic substitution, substituent effects, and other reactions of aromatic compounds.
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Flashcards

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08 Aromatic Compounds

Review aromaticity, electrophilic aromatic substitution, substituent effects, and key reactions of aromatic rings and side chains.
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12 Amines and Introductory Organic Synthesis

Review amine structure, naming, reactivity, and selective methods for synthesizing amines.
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07 Alkenes and Alkynes

Review how reagents control addition, reduction, hydration, and oxidation products of alkenes and alkynes.
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10 Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives

Review the structures, naming, reactions, and relative reactivity of carboxylic acids and their derivatives.
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11 Enols, Enolates, and Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation

Review how enols and enolates form and react, and how aldol reactions create carbon–carbon bonds.
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02 Functional Groups and Nomenclature

Learn to recognize key organic functional groups, apply introductory systematic naming rules, and distinguish constitutional isomers.
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04 Conformation and Stereochemistry

Review how molecular shape, chirality, and stereochemical descriptors distinguish conformers and stereoisomers.
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06 Substitution and Elimination Reactions

Review the mechanisms, rate laws, conditions, and stereochemical outcomes of the SN1, SN2, E1, and E2 reactions.
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03 Acids, Bases, and Curved-Arrow Notation

Review proton-transfer and Lewis acid–base concepts, curved-arrow notation, pKa, and how to predict acid–base equilibrium direction.
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09 Aldehydes and Ketones

Review aldehyde and ketone structure, carbonyl reactivity, nucleophilic addition, and reduction to alcohols.
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05 Alkanes and Radical Reactions

Review alkane structure and conformations, radical halogenation, and the energy concepts used to understand reaction steps and rates.
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01 Structure and Bonding in Organic Molecules

Review how organic molecules’ bonds, representations, geometry, polarity, resonance, and electron distribution help explain their reactivity.
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