Supplementary Enrichment Materials
for Organic Chemistry I and II


These essays are designed to enhance the available organic texts by providing: 1) Information about how organic chemistry applies to Biology and Geology and other fields; 2) Additional theoretical background or summaries. They are listed in the order in which they appear in the course, approximately. Click on the title to link to the essay. Some are *.pdf and require an Adobe Acrobat Reader. You can download a free Adobe Acrobat Reader if you do not already have it. This software is quite benign - I have never heard of anyone having problems with it. Once you have the Reader, it will open automatically when you click on the file name.

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Organic Chemistry I

Formal Charge
IUPAC Nomenclature of Hydrocarbons
Petroleum
IUPAC Nomenclature of Simple Organic Compounds
Nomenclature of Stereoisomers (R/S/Z/E)
Using Your Head and Hands to Determine R and S
Terminology for Isomers and Reactions of Isomers
Chlorinated Hydrocarbons, Radicals and Pollution
Determination of Mechanisms
Writing Mechanisms in Organic Chemistry
Substitution and Elimination Reactions of Halides, Alcohols, etc.
Oxidation and Reduction in Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics (Addition )
Some Methods of Insect Control Inspired by Nature

Organic Chemistry II

Isoprene, Terpenes and Natural Alkenes and Alkynes
Theories Describing Aromatic Compounds
The Origin of the 4n+2 Rule
NMR Evidence for Aromaticity
Some Methods of Insect Control Inspired by Nature
Analgesic - Antipyretic - Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
Lipids
Some Reducing Agents in Organic Chemistry
Some Oxidizing Agents in Organic Chemistry
Polymers and Plastics (Condensation Polymers)
Reactivity of Various Nucleophiles and Reducing Agents
Using Condensation Reactions for Synthesis
Total Synthesis of a Tetracycline
Neurotransmitters, Psychoactive Drugs and Controlled Substances

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Last update Feb 2, 2003