Organic Chemistry Links
for organic chemistry students

Dr. Howard Black - Eastern Illinois University

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Arranged by General Function
 
Hybridization - sp3, sp2, sp
Orbitals - very good 
Shockwave animation
Chemical Equilibria
Stereochemistry
Great Stereochem. practice problems
More Stereochem. problems
Reactions - Practice Quizzes - Great
Elec. Arom. Subst.
Ketones/Aldehydes (great visuals!)
Enolates
a,b-Unsat'd Carbonyls
Amines
SN1 vs. SN2 Reactions
Pinacol Rearrangement
 Carbocation Rearrangements
SN2 Reaction
Nomenclature
More nomenclature
Spectroscopy Problems - Great
Spectral Database
NMR Problems Set
NMR Periodic Table - Interactive!
Searchable Spectral Database Very Nice
Stereochemistry of Cyclic Systems
Mass Spectra - Great Tutorial
  
Chemical Kinetics
Lewis Structures
Shapes of Molecules
Limiting Reagents
Conformations of Cyclohexane
SN2 Reaction - Java/Chime
SN1 Reaction - Java
Stereochemistry
Alkane conformations
  
 

 
Keyed to McMurry's Organic Chemistry, Fifth Edition
 **in progress**
Chapter
Topics
Links
1
Structure and Bonding
Shapes of Molecules
Lewis Structures
Hybridization - sp3, sp2, sp
Orbitals (Shockwave)
2
Polar Bonds and Their Consequences
3
Organic Compounds: Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Alkanes/Cycloalkanes
Alkane Physical Properties
Conformations of Cyclohexane
Alkane conformations
Alkane Conformations
Nomenclature
More nomenclature
Yet more nomenclature
Stereochemistry of Cyclic Systems
4
Stereochemistry of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
  
5
An Overview of Organic Reactions
  Reaction Mechanisms
6
Alkenes: Structure and Reactivity
 Alkenes and Alkynes
 Acid/Base Catalysis
7
Alkenes: Reactions and Synthesis

8
Alkynes: An Introduction to Organic Synthesis
  
9
Stereochemistry
Stereochemistry
Stereochemistry (Shockwave)
Great Stereochem. practice problems
More Stereochem. problems
10
Alkyl Halides

11
Reactions of Alkyl Halides: Nucleophilic Substitutions and Eliminations
12
Structure Determination: Mass Spectrometry and Infrared Spectroscopy

13
Structure Determination: Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance Spectroscopy
NMR Spectroscopy Tutorial
WebSpectra - Problems in NMR and IR Spectroscopy
Basics of NMR - Joe Hornak (RIT) - heavy on physical chem.
Organic Structure Elucidation Workbook
14
Conjugated Dienes and Ultraviolet Spectroscopy
  
15
Benzene and Aromaticity
Aromaticity
16
Chemistry of Benzene: Electrophilic
Aromatic Substitution
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
17
Alcohols and Phenols

18
Ethers and Epoxides; Thiols and Sulfides

19
Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic
Addition Reactions
Carbonyl Compounds
Carbonyl Reactions
Ketones/Aldehydes - great visuals!
Aldehydes and Ketones
20
Carboxylic Acids
   Nomenclature/Properties of Carboxylic Acids
21
Carboxylic Acids Derivatives and Nucleophilic
Acyl Substitution Reactions
  Carboxylic Acid Derivatives
22
Carbonyl alpha-Substitution Reactions
  
23
Carbonyl Condensation Reactions
  Enolates Aldol reaction
24
Amines
NMR Problems Set
25
Biomolecules: Carbohydrates
Glucose
Molecular Vibrations
Monosaccharide Browser
26 Biomolecules: Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Amino Acids (in German)
Proteins
27 Biomolecules: Lipids Lipid Metabolism
28 Biomolecules: Hereocycles and Nucleic Acids
29 The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways
30 Orbitals and Organic Chemistry: Pericyclic Reactions Pericyclic Reactions
Principal Theories for
Organic Pericyclic Reactions
31 Synthetic Polymers

General Purpose Learning Links

 A Chemical Glossary
 Definitions/Terms in Organic Chemistry
 Organic Chemistry On-Line - excellent overview
 Types of Organic Reactions - good summary
Nucleophilicity vs. Basicity
Resonance - nice page
Resonance - my (great) page
Reactions - Practice Quizzes - Great
Practice Problems - Color-Coded - excellent
Functional Groups - nice summary
Cycloaddition Reactions
Pericyclic Reactions
Organometallic "Hypertext Book"
Excellent Reaction Summary!