Organic Chemistry

  1. Special Topics in Organic Chemistry
    1. Conjugated Systems and Pericyclic Reactions
      1. Conjugated Dienes
        1. Structure and Stability
          1. Molecular Orbitals
          2. Electrophilic Addition to Dienes
            1. 1,2-Addition
              1. 1,4-Addition
                1. Kinetic vs Thermodynamic Control
                2. Diels-Alder Reaction
                  1. Mechanism
                    1. Stereochemistry
                      1. Regioselectivity
                        1. Dienophile Reactivity
                          1. Diene Reactivity
                          2. Electrocyclic Reactions
                            1. Woodward-Hoffmann Rules
                              1. Conrotatory and Disrotatory
                              2. Sigmatropic Rearrangements
                                1. [1,5]-Hydrogen Shifts
                                  1. [3,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangements
                                    1. Cope Rearrangement
                                      1. Claisen Rearrangement
                                    2. Biomolecules
                                      1. Carbohydrates
                                        1. Monosaccharides
                                          1. Aldoses and Ketoses
                                            1. D and L Configurations
                                              1. Cyclic Forms
                                                1. Anomers
                                                2. Disaccharides
                                                  1. Glycosidic Bonds
                                                    1. Reducing and Non-reducing Sugars
                                                    2. Polysaccharides
                                                      1. Starch
                                                        1. Cellulose
                                                          1. Glycogen
                                                        2. Lipids
                                                          1. Fatty Acids
                                                            1. Triglycerides
                                                              1. Phospholipids
                                                                1. Steroids
                                                                  1. Cholesterol
                                                                    1. Steroid Hormones
                                                                  2. Amino Acids and Proteins
                                                                    1. Structure of Amino Acids
                                                                      1. Stereochemistry
                                                                        1. Acid-Base Properties
                                                                          1. Peptide Bond Formation
                                                                            1. Protein Structure
                                                                              1. Primary Structure
                                                                                1. Secondary Structure
                                                                                  1. Tertiary Structure
                                                                                    1. Quaternary Structure
                                                                                  2. Nucleic Acids
                                                                                    1. Nucleotides
                                                                                      1. DNA Structure
                                                                                        1. RNA Structure
                                                                                          1. Base Pairing
                                                                                        2. Polymer Chemistry
                                                                                          1. Types of Polymers
                                                                                            1. Addition Polymers
                                                                                              1. Condensation Polymers
                                                                                              2. Polymerization Mechanisms
                                                                                                1. Free Radical Polymerization
                                                                                                  1. Ionic Polymerization
                                                                                                    1. Coordination Polymerization
                                                                                                    2. Polymer Properties
                                                                                                      1. Molecular Weight
                                                                                                        1. Crystallinity
                                                                                                          1. Glass Transition Temperature
                                                                                                          2. Important Polymers
                                                                                                            1. Polyethylene
                                                                                                              1. Polystyrene
                                                                                                                1. Polyvinyl Chloride
                                                                                                                  1. Nylon
                                                                                                                    1. Polyesters

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                                                                                                                13. Alpha-Carbon Chemistry: Enols and Enolates

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                                                                                                                1. Fundamentals of Structure and Bonding