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Here you will find information about the various resources that you can use prior to and during Chem 222! Clicking on the links below will take you to the section on that type of resource.
Welcome!
Welcome!
Congratulations on completing your first chemistry course at Haverford! As your prepare for your next year, you might be wondering if there are ways you can prepare for organic chemistry (aka: "orgo"). Fortunately, there are multiple resources that can help you in preparing fundamental skills for this course, and this page walks through them.
Preparation for Chemistry 222
Preparation for Chemistry 222
If you're feeling nervous about organic chemistry, you're definitely not alone. Organic chemistry will be challenging, but there are ways to boost your confidence and feel more comfortable with the material even before the course begins! Below are a set of print and electronic resources that you might find useful in your preparations for this course.
Note: All of the resources listed below are optional and not required prior to beginning Chem 222. Please do not feel like you need to go through all of the resources below prior to starting the course. They are only meant as a source of review for Chem 111/113/115 material that is relevant to Chem 222 if you are interested.
Haverford Chem 222 Resources
Haverford Chem 222 Resources
It turns out that there is already a pre-made Moodle site generated by your organic chemistry professors. The link to this site is posted below, just make sure to use your Haverford username and password to gain access.
Note: This site is currently being updated, so you might see some overlap between this page and the Moodle site.
Below are some Google doc files provided by Karin Åkerfeldt in her Fall 2020 Chemistry 222 course. While the exact order of topics might be different from year to year, these resources can still be helpful in reviewing fundamental topics including organic nomenclature, hybridization, and stereochemistry.
Print Resources
Print Resources
Luckily, your main textbook for the year will be an online E-text, so you won't have to worry about lugging around hardcopy textbooks. See the Electronic Resources section for more information about your main textbook.
One set of short supplementary textbooks you might consider are listed below, and are a student favorite!
David Klein's text "Organic Chemistry as a Second Language" can be a helpful resource as you review some of the topics you covered in Chem 111/113/115. It offers an easy-to-read and engaging overview of fundamental topics that can improve your confidence for Chem 222.
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language First Semester Topics
Want to brush up on some content from Chem 111/113? Here are some helpful chapters that you might check out:
Chapter 1: Bond-line drawings
Chapter 2: Resonance
Chapter 3: Acid-base reactions
This might seem like an easy topic at first, but orgo looks at this from a new perspective.
Chapter 4: Geometry/hybridization
Chapter 5: Nomenclature
Chapter 6+7: Conformations + Stereochemistry
Organic Chemistry as a Second Language Second Semester Topics
Even though this book is "second semester" topics, it still includes some information that you'll cover in Chem 222! Here are some helpful chapters:
Chapter 1: Aromaticity
Chapter 2: IR spectroscopy
Chapter 3: NMR spectroscopy
You might remember coming across this topic towards the end of General Chemistry, and they can certainly be tricky at first. Take some time to review NMR fundamentals, which will be very helpful both in lecture and in lab!
Electronic Resources
Electronic Resources
Below are some helpful electronic resources that you might check out.
Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis by Tim Soderberg
Here is your main textbook, which is set up a little differently than your prior chemistry textbooks because it is all online. This is a free resource on the "Chemistry LibreTexts" website. It might take some time to get used to the online mechanics, so here are some links to the main page and the first chapter if you'd like to get a head start:
Chemistry Student Group (CSG): The CSG provides multiple resources that might be helpful during your preparation, including a Student Guide, strategies for lecture and lab. Click here to see other resources offered by the CSG.
Video Resources
Here are some links to videos that might be helpful:
Professor Dave Explains: This video channel offers 2 useful segments: Content Review and Practice Problems. These are bite-sized reviews of fundamental topics in organic chemistry. The link on the left takes you to a video on organic nomenclature, which you might remember from Chem 111/113.
Here are some helpful videos to check out in each series.
IUPAC Nomenclature of Alkane
Resonance Structures/Assigning Formal Charge
Stereochemistry: Enantiomers
Energy Diagrams
IUPAC Nomenclature and Stereochemistry
Analyzing Acid-Base Equilibria
Remember that these are only suggestions. Feel free to explore more videos based on your own preferences!
The Organic Chemistry Tutor: This video series discusses fundamental topics in organic chemistry and includes multiple example problems for practice.
Here are some helpful videos to check out:
How to Draw Lewis Structures
Formal Charge
Valence Bond Theory & Hybrid Atomic Orbitals
Khan Academy: This source offers helpful resources for organic chemistry topics that you covered in Chem 111/113/115. See below for sections to check out:
Dot structures
Bond-line structures
Hybridization
Electronegativity
Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, and Functional Groups:
Naming alkanes
Conformations of alkanes
Functional groups
Introduction to chirality
Enantiomers
Stereoisomeric relationships
Phone apps
Looking for a quick and easy way to review organic chemistry topics? Below are some free Apple apps that can help you review organic nomenclature and fundamental concepts.
Chemical Nomenclature
Looking for a quick brush-up on some organic nomenclature? Here is a free phone app that can quiz you on key structures!
Type "Chemical Nomenclature" in the app store
Awesome Organic Chemistry Flashcards
Here is another free phone app that tests you on fundamental organic chemistry concepts. As shown above, you can pick and choose topics that you want to review.
Type "Awesome Organic Chemistry Flashcards" in the app store
Note: Don't worry too much about the "reaction" topics yet, you'll cover those more in Chem 222!
Looking for more review on stereochemistry? Here is a helpful website generated by the UCLA chemistry department to review R/S stereochemistry.
Looking for helpful study strategies for orgo? Check out this site to learn more!
Laboratory Resources
Laboratory Resources
Interested in reviewing key lab techniques that you'll use in Chem 222? See below for some helpful resources.
Video Resources: MIT Open Course provides free videos that review fundamental organic chemistry lab techniques.
After clicking on the above link, here are a few videos to check out:
Volumetric Techniques
TLC - The Basics
Note: Don't worry if the TLC steps are confusing at first. You'll perform these techniques frequently and get comfortable with them in lab!
Reaction Work Up
Filtration
Excel Tutorial
After performing experiments, you'll need to analyze your data. One tool that you will often use is Excel, a spreadsheet program. Below are some helpful tutorials that introduce the program. Feel free to follow along on your computer through the examples!
This website offers a step-by-step guide through Excel functions, including Averages and Line Charts.
This video channel introduces basic functions on Excel.
If you use a Mac laptop, check out this video for more details.
Here is another video that introduces you to basic features on Excel. You can use the "Chapters" section on the right to navigate to specific sections.
Here are some particularly helpful video sections:
7:30 - 10:55 Inputting Data
10:56 - 13:37 Formatting Data
29:43 - (End) Inserting Charts in Microsoft Excel
Making a line graph in Excel for scientific data
This tutorial shows you how to make line graphs for sample data on bacterial cells in a biology experiment.
Google Sheets
Do you prefer Google Sheets over Excel? If so, here are some video tutorials that describe how to visualize data in Google Sheets.
Google Sheets Tutorial for Beginners 2020 (Video)
5:46 - 6:10 Formatting values and text in cells
8:25 - 12:13 Creating new values
16:01 - 17:43 Visualizing data in your spreadsheet
Finding the Best Fit Line in GoogleSheets (Video)
Includes tips on making scatter plot and finding the linear regression equation.
Making a Linear Curve Fit (Website)
This video channel provides example problems to practice unit conversions and math calculations such as those listed below:
Interested in learning about lab equipment? Visit the Lab Tech and Software page on this website to learn more!
After clicking on the above link, here are some tabs that you can check out:
Analytical/Visualization Software
MestReNova: NMR analysis
ChemDraw: Reaction schemes
Origin Lab: Plotting graphs
File Management
Zotero: Organize citations in lab reports
Instruments
NMR Spectroscopy
Vibrational Spectroscopy: IR Spectrophotometers
Note: Don't worry about downloading the above software prior to starting the course. The professors and TAs will be happy to help with this process during the course.
Sources:
Klein Organic Chemistry First Semester: https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-As-Second-Language/dp/1119110661
Klein Organic Chemistry Second Semester: https://www.amazon.com/Organic-Chemistry-As-Second-Language/dp/1119110661
Soderberg online text: https://www.lulu.com/en/ca/shop/tim-soderberg/organic-chemistry-with-a-biological-emphasis-volume-i/paperback/product-1jz6e8e6.html
Video lecture: https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/best-practices-for-recording-and-captioning-lecture-content/
Apple icon: https://www.computerworld.com/article/3513799/apples-app-store-generates-1b-a-week.html
Chemical Nomenclature app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/chemical-nomenclature/id1377413230
Awesome Organic Chemistry Flashcards app: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/awesome-organic-chemistry-flashcards/id1225766374
Khan Academy logo: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/organic-chemistry/stereochemistry-topic/chirality-r-s-system/v/introduction-to-chirality?modal=1
All linked videos are sourced from YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/
Erlenmeyer flask: https://www.freepik.com/premium-photo/erlenmeyer-flask-conical-flask-glassware-chemistry-laboratory_9125476.htm
MIT Open Course: https://ocw.mit.edu/resources/res-5-0001-digital-lab-techniques-manual-spring-2007/videos/
Excel logo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Excel
IR Spectrophotometer: https://www.ssi.shimadzu.com/products/ftir-spectrophotometers/iraffinity-1s.html
Zotero logo: https://www.zotero.org/support/brand
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