Organic Chemistry Tutorials

Learning Objective: To study how ionic solids and dipoles of polar liquids interact and their strength.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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• Ions

Learning Objective: To study how molecular weight, molecular shape, functional group, and carbon number impact density.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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• Common names of alkanes

Learning Objective: To study which intermolecular forces and structural features affect the solubility of organic compounds in water. 

Skill Level - Intermediate

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• Hydrophobicity

Learning Objective: To investigate which intermolecular forces are predominant in a liquid state and to study the impact of molecular weight, molecular shape, and polarity on the boiling point of liquids. 

Skill Level - Intermediate

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Learning Objective: To study the impact of symmetry, carbon numbers, geometry, and polarity on the melting point of solids.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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Learning Objective: To learn about the intermolecular forces and how they impact an organic compound's physical properties.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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Learning Objective: To learn about a few common reactions that carbon-centered free radicals undergo in organic chemistry.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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Learning Objective: To learn the two different ways a free radical reacts and the mechanism it undergoes.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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• Common Types of Reactions  –  Mechanism and Subtypes

Learning Objective: To learn how to predict the stability of a hydrocarbon to form a free radical using the dissociation energy value of the C-H bond.

Skill Level - Intermediate

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• Inductive Effect

Learning Objective: To study the structural features that contribute to the stability of a carbon-centered free radical in organic chemistry. 

Skill Level - Intermediate

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