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4.1
IUPAC Nomenclature of Alkyl Halides
4.2 IUPAC Nomenclature of Alcohols
4.3 Classes of Alcohols and Alkyl Halides
4.4 Bonding in Alcohols and Alkyl Halides
4.5 Physical Properties of Alcohols and Alkyl Halides.
4.6
Acids and Bases: General Principles
4.7 Acid-Base Reactions: A Mechanism for Proton Transfer
4.8 Acidity of Alcohols. Alkoxide Ions
4.9
Preparation of Alkyl Halides from Alcohols and Hydrogen Halides
4.10 Mechanism of the Reaction of Alcohols with Hydrogen Halides
4.11 Structure, Bonding, and Stability of Carbocations
4.12 Potential Energy Diagrams for Multistep Reactions. The SN1
Mechanism
4.13 Effect of Alcohol Structure in Reaction Rate
4.14 Reaction of Primary Alcohols with Hydrogen Halides. The SN2
Mechanism
4.15 Other Methods for Converting Alcohols to Alkyl Halides
4.16
Halogenation of Alkanes
4.17 Chlorination of Methane
4.18 Structure and Stability of Free Radicals
4.19 Mechanism of Methane Chlorination
From Bond Energies to Heats of Reaction
4.20 Halogenation of Higher Alkanes. Regioselectivity
4.21 Summary
ChemTV
- #12 SN2 Mechanism
- #13 SN1 Mechanism
- #17 Free Radical Halogenation
Organic Reaction Mechanisms
- Alcohols and Ethers
a) preparation of alcohol from halide, SN2
b) preparation of alcohol from halide, SN1
c) reaction of alcohol from HBr
- Alkanes
a) methane with Chlorine
b) general reaction, methane with X2
- Carbocations
a) rearrangement with hydride shift
b) stablization mechanisms