CHE 118A
Winter 2024 Resources Available
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Edna Lamsen
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CHE 118A - Summary of Reactions, pKa Table, Periodic Table
CHE 118 Series - Spec Resources
Recommended YouTube Channels for CHE 118 Series
Workshop 1 - Drawing Organic Molecules
Workshop 2 - Resonance, VSEPR, Hybridization
Workshop 3 - Hybridization
Workshop 4 - Introduction to Organic Nomenclature
Workshop 5 - Newman Projections; Acidity
Workshop 6 - Radical Halogenation
Workshop 7 - Cycloalkanes
Workshop 8 - Stereoisomers 1
More videos about assigning R/S can be found on the following website: https://leah4sci.com/chirality-stereochemistry-enantiomers-diastereomers-r-s-organic-chemistry-tutorial-series/Â
Workshop 9 - Stereoisomers 2: More R/S, Fischer Projections
These three videos will help you out with the following Ch. 5 Problems:
#50, #60, and Solved Exercise 5-7: specific rotation and enantiomeric excess (Section 5-2)
 #56: chiral resolution (Section 5-8)
Workshop 10 - Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination 1 - SN2, Nucleophiles, Leaving Groups
Workshop 11 - Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination 2: SN1, E1, E2
Workshop 12 - Nucleophilic Substitution and Elimination 3: Predict SN2/SN1/E2/E1
Workshop 13 - Alcohols 1: Preparation from RX Substitution, Spectroscopy Practice Question
The video shows the mechanisms for ester hydrolysis in acidic and basic conditions. This is a 118C reaction (Chapter 20).
Workshop 14 - Alcohols 2: Preparation from Aldehydes, Ketones, and Organometallics
Workshop 15 - Alcohols 3: Oxidation and Substitution Reactions, Hydride Shifts (Carbocation Rearrangements)
Workshop 16 - Alcohols 4: Reaction with Thionyl Chloride and Phosphorus Tribromide, Alkyl Shifts and Ring Expansions (Carbocation Rearrangements)
Workshop 17 - Evaluations, Ethers 1: Preparation (Williamson Ether Synthesis, Dehydration, and From Haloalkanes)
Workshop 18 - Evaluations, Ethers 2: Reactions of Ethers (H2SO4, HX) and Epoxides (Basic, Acidic, Organometallic), Spectroscopy Practice Question
Video explanation of CHE 118A Worksheet 18 Bonus Spec D
(Sarkis B.: CHE 118 Head Tutor)
Evaluations for CHE 118A Workshop, Office Hours, and 30 Minute Appointments
It's that time of the quarter again! When you have free time, please fill out an evaluation for CHE 118A Workshop using the link below. Whether you attended once, twice, or all of the workshops, I really hope you will take the time to fill one out. Any and all feedback will be appreciated! Thank you again for attending my workshop this quarter. Wishing you all the best on your finals coming up!
Additional Resources and Links
Mariya's Google Site: https://sites.google.com/ucdavis.edu/jones
Jade's Google Site: https://sites.google.com/ucdavis.edu/pratt
Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry (UCLA): https://www.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/IGOC.html
Eric the Tutor YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz0Hx0Bi7b33NMEuWRc2XMg/playlists
Getting Started with Remote Learning: https://keepteaching.ucdavis.edu/student-resources
Success Coaching and Learning Strategies Resources: https://opportunity.ucdavis.edu/services/scls/resources
Healthy UC Davis: https://healthy.ucdavis.e
Aggie Compass Basic Needs Center: https://aggiecompass.ucdavis.edu
Metacognition: The Key to Acing Chemistry by Dr. McGuire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGBfd7LeGMM
Recommended reading: Teach Yourself How to Learn (Dr. Saundra Mcguire)
CAS Semester Tookkit (LSU): https://lsu.edu/cas/earnbettergrades/tipsandtools/semestertoolkit.php
Recommended reading: Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning (Brown, Roediger, McDaniel)
Recommended reading: Organic Chemistry as a Second Language (David Klein)
Study and Exam Tips: https://www.masterorganicchemistry.com/study-and-exam-tips/
Michael Evans Organic Chemistry YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelEvans86 (CHEM 2311 and CHEM 2312 Playlists)
The Organic Chemistry Tutor videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheOrganicChemistryTutor/
MIT Courseware - Principles of Chemical Science (Prof. Drennan): https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-111sc-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2014/pages/syllabus/
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