Organic Chemistry 51A. Lecture 07. Lewis Acids, Lewis Bases, and Organic Reaction Mechanisms.

UCI Chem 51A Organic Chemistry (Fall 2009)
Lec 07. Organic Chemistry -- Lewis Acids, Lewis Bases, and Organic Reaction Mechanisms
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Instructor: James Nowick, Ph.D.

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Description: Fundamental concepts relating to carbon compounds with emphasis on structural theory and the nature of chemical bonding, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and spectroscopic, physical, and chemical properties of the principal classes of carbon compounds.
Organic Chemistry (Chem 51A) is part of OpenChem: http://ocw.uci.edu/collections/open_chemistry.html
This video is part of a 27-lecture undergraduate-level course titled "Organic Chemistry" taught at UC Irvine by Professor James Nowick.

Recorded October 9, 2009.

Index of Topics:
-1:15 Lewis Acids and Bases
-2:21 BF3 Example
-8:49 NH4+ Example
-12:41 Tert-Butyl Carbocation Example
-19:15 Acid-Catalyzed Alkene Hydration
-34:49 Acid-Catalyzed Alcohol Dehydration
-37:26 Principal of Microscopic Reversibility
-39:59 Tert-Butanol Example


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