Hey Everybody, this is one of the tricks that organic chemistry profs always catch o-chem students on when doing EAS. Put a group in the meta position, when there is an ortho,para director already on the ring. For example: How do you put a methyl group in the meta position in this problem? Here’s […]
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Hey Everybody– Here is a minor distinction between two reactions that I have lately seen some students get crossed up on. Cold KMnO4, when reacted with a double bond, give the diol. Hot KMnO4, when reacted with a double bond, cleaves the double bond to give two carboxylic acids. Temperature is the key here, don’t
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So, most of you are probably just starting your organic chemistry II lectures rights now. It might be a little early to introduce this site, but it is definitlely one of my favs. It is run by THE (emphasis added) Ohio State University, and consists of organic chemistry flash cards. I have gone thru them
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Hey Everybody, welcome to semester II. Hopefully everybody survived the first semester and are ready to clobber “Organic Chemistry Part Deux”. One of the questions I get asked alot are about the differences between Semester I and II. In semester I, you are building the foundation of your house so you need to learn things like
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Hey guys, just found a good organic chemistry You Tube video that just went up. It’s fun, especially if you like Star Wars. Give it a look, here is the link: Organic Chemistry Video
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Part 1: Applying to schools So you are thinking about a graduate degree in chemistry? There are endless opportunities in the field of the physical sciences, and chemistry is one of the biggest players in that field. With a job in the chemistry, you can help humanity, have a stable, well-paying job, and be challenged
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For the record, all I know is that Halo 3 is a video game that everyone loves. Anywho… The short answer to that question is YES, practice tests are great. But the real question that should have been asked is “what practice questions do I want”? First, you want to get old exams from YOUR
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Hey Everybody, so we are in full swing this semester. If you are in 1st Organic chemistry you should be very familiar with nomenclature, alkanes, cylcoalkanes, and the good-old CHAIR conformation. In fact, I bet a lot of you have had your first exam. Nice. Hope it went well. Anywho, this week’s O-chem helpful site
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I got a good question from a student recently: “Should I memorize this or not?” To be breif on this introduction, there are two types of students: memorizers and learners. Which is better? Both are a good, but being a combination of the two is the best. That being said, there are certain times where one
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This week’s site is www.AceOrganicChem.com. I was surfing their site and found out that they are the ONLY site on the web that offers live, totally online tutoring and final exam review seminars. It is actually an ingenius idea to get students organic chemistry help. Using a webmeeting software, they tutor you on whatever topics
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