Organic Chemistry Main Page
This page contains items applicable to both Organic Chemistry I (CHM 3342) and Organic Chemistry II (CHM 3343) and their associated labs. Here you will find links to study aids such as videos, slide shows, drills, and downloadable items used in lecture presentations. There are also links to items applicable to both courses such as safety rules, course policies, etc. There are also external links to some useful organic chemistry resources.
You will find course specific items such as syllabuses, previous exams, and homework sets, on the pages for Organic Chemistry I and II by following the links in the top menu under the Organic Chemistry tab.
Links to items applicable to all chemistry courses at TUD
Organic Experiments
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Links to External Pages
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- • Isolation of Trimyristin from Nutmeg
- • Synthesis of Aspirin
- • TLC of Analgesics
- • A Mystery Reaction
- • Dibenzalacetone
- • Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
- • Oxidation of Two Alcohols
- • Melting Point Determination
- • Nitration of Methyl Benzoate
- • Reduction of Camphor
- • Cinnamaldehyde: Isolation, Oxidation and Reduction
- • Analysis of Spinach Pigments
- • Literature Practice
Study Aids
Here are some links to additional problems, slide shows on spectral interpretation, and miscellaneous other items to help with your understanding of organic chemistry.
These links are an assortment of spectral interpretation study aids. The first few display structures and their associated IR or NMR spectra. You should study these to learn the molecular characteristics that are responsible for specific spectral features.
These links are an assortment of reaction mechanisms, study problems, etc.
