Lecture Notes CEM351 FS 2026
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(General Chemistry Review: View these YouTube Videos) NOTE: None of these videos feature Prof. Kevin Walker or MSU Chemistry T.A.s. These are select videos from YouTubers that provide a great review of what you learned in General Chemistry, or that are instructional. However, for CEM 351, it is assumed that you have taken General Chemistry. These video packs provide different viewpoints and delivery styles for overlapping material. Video Pack 1 (3 Parts) 1) General Chemistry Review for Organic Chemistry Part 1 - YouTube 2) General Chemistry Review for Organic Chemistry Part 2 - YouTube 3) General Chemistry Review for Organic Chemistry Part 3 - YouTube Video Pack 2 (1 Part: recommended to watch in 20 min segments, so the over 1 hr of material is not overwhelming) 1) General Chemistry Review for Organic Chemistry - YouTube Video Pack 3 1) Functional Groups (Identifying them) |
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PowerPoint
Slides Chapter
1 Monday, August
31 =========================================== Wednesday, September 02 Why “know” the
periodic table? ========================================== Friday
, September 04 and Wednesday,
September 09 Worksheet (in-class Handout, Wednesday
09092026) Notes:
Wednesday (September 09, 2026) – Molecular
Orbitals of Singlet/Triplet Oxygen ------------------------------------ Friday, September 11 Notes: Friday (September
11, 2026) |
REMINDER! GET INVOLVED, IF POSSIBLE
ACS Chemistry Day during ACS Chemistry Week
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Notes: Friday (September
01, 2023) Video: (September 01,
2023) |
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Chapter 2 (slide pack) Notes: Monday (September
08, 2025) Partial
worksheet from Class (Explanation) ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday (September
10, 2025) ----------------------------------- Notes: Friday (September
12, 2025) Common
name substituent (mnemonics) ----------------------------------- Chapter 2 (end) and Chapter 3 (slide pack): Newman Projections and Monohalogenation Reactions
(Radical Chemistry) Notes: Monday (September
15, 2025) ----------------------------------- Notes: Wednesday (September
17, 2025): Monohalogenation (Radical Chemistry) Carbon
effect: More e-withdrawing than H ----------------------------------- Notes: Friday
(September 19, 2025) Branched
Alkanes have Lower Potential Energy: Why? ------------------------------------ Chapters 3 and 4:
Cyclohexane Conformations Notes: Monday (September
22, 2025) PowerPoint Slide
Pack (NMR) ----------------------------------- Notes: Wednesday (September 24, 2025) PowerPoint Slide
Pack (NMR) ----------------------------------- Chapter 5 (slide pack):
Stereochemistry and Stereoisomerism R/S Notes: Monday (September
29, 2025) PowerPoint Slide
Pack (NMR) ---------------------------------- Notes: Wednesday (October
01, 2025) Correction to
in-class handout ---------------------------------- Notes: Friday (October
03, 2025) AI and the New
Graduate Job Market Bonus Quiz (Friday, September 08, 2023, NO Notes) --------------------------------- SN2 Reactions, Mechanism, and
Stereoisomerism Notes: Monday (October
06, 2025) Special
Note regarding Hyperconjugation and 1H NMR deshielding October 06 In-class worksheet (click here) --------------------------------- Notes: Wednesday (October
08, 2025) --------------------------------- Notes: Friday
(October 10, 2025) Research
Talk (CE) --------------------------------- Notes: Monday (October 13, 2025 see here) Research Talk
(JP) ------------------------------------ Alkenes and Their Reactions (slide
pack) Notes: Wednesday (October
15, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday (October
17, 2025) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Monday (October 20, 2025) Fall Break ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday (October
22, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday (October
24, 2025) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: Monday(October
27, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday
(October 29, 2025) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alkynes and Their Reactions Notes: Monday
(November 03, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday
(November 05, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday (November
07, 2025) (Heck Rxn Edited
11/13/2025) Alkene/Alkyne
Reaction Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: (November 10-17, 2025) Mass Spectrometry (MS) Infrared Spectroscopy (IR) (Slide Pack
ver 1) Dissected Slide Packs Mass Spectrometry (Slide
Pack) 13C NMR (Slide Pack) IR Spectroscopy (Slide
Pack) DOUS (Slide Pack) Comprehensive
Practice Problems ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday
(November 19, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday
(November 21, 2025) ------------------------------------ Notes: Monday (November 24, 2025) Research Talk (MS) ------------------------------------ Outline
of some key Review Topics_ ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday (September
15, 2023) PAGE 5 UPDATED Audio: (September 15, 2023) NO AUDIO TODAY ------------------------------------ Functional Groups (Identifying them) – Prof. Walker won’t cover
functional groups explicitly in class – it would be redundant to what’s
available, so watching this video is pertinent to learn them! Friday, Error! Not a valid bookmark self-reference. (see notes from Friday
(September 15, 2023) Video: (September 18,
2023) – the camera system cannot stay focused on one subject, so this
session is essentially an audio video to help you supplement the notes that
you wrote in class. Alkane
Naming Practice – (CORRECTION): try to work without
looking at the answer when naming via the systematic process without using
common names or via the method where common names for substituents are
allowed. Mnemonics for ‘Iso’ and ‘Neo’ prefixes of Common
Name Alkyl Substituents =========== Intro to
Newman Projections (click
here) pertinent
material starts at 1:50 min
from: http://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/T.Wallace/20412tw2/1.2_anim_ethane.html Newman Projection for butane (4 min) (click here)
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Chapter 3 (slide pack) Video: (September 20,
2023) ------------------------------------ Quiz 1 (Friday, September 22, 2023, NO Notes) ------------------------------------ Notes: Monday (September
25, 2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday
(September 27, 2023) Video: (September 27,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday (September
29, 2023) Video: (September 29,
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Chapter 4 (slide pack) Notes: Monday (October
02, 2023) Video: (October 02,
2023) CAMERA FOCUSING ISSUES – AUDIO ONLY Helpful
5-slide PowerPoint: 1,3-diaxial interactions in cyclohexane rings ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday
(October 04, 2023) Video: (October
04, 2023) |
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Chapter 5 (slide pack) Notes: Wednesday
(October 11, 2023) Audio: (October 11,
2023) * The last configuration should have been “R” not “S” ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday
(October 13, 2023) Video: (October 13,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Monday (October 16, 2023) Video: (October 16,
2023) |
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Chapter 6 (slide
pack) Chapter 7 (slide
pack) Notes: Wednesday
(October 25, 2023) Audio/Visual: (October 25,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday
(October 27, 2023) Audio/Visual: (October 27,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Monday
(October 30, 2023) Audio/ ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday (November 01, 2023): Notes are
included in Monday, Oct 30 packet Audio/ |
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Chapter 11 (slide
pack) Notes: Monday
(November 06, 2023) Audio/ |
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Chapter 12 (slide
pack) Notes: Friday (November
10, 2023) Audio/Visual: (November 10,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Monday
(November 13, 2023) Audio/Visual: (November 13,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday (November
15, 2023) Audio/ ----------------------------------- Notes: Monday
(November 20, 2023) Audio/Visual: (November 20,
2023) Handout (Practice Problems) Alkene Addition
Reaction Overview for Quiz 5 ------------------------------------ Notes: Wednesday
(November 22, 2023) Audio/ Handout (Practice Problems) ------------------------------------ Notes: Monday (November 27, 2023) Audio/maybe Visual: (November 27,
2023) |
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Chapter 13 (slide
pack) (will be edited) Notes: Wednesday
(November 29, 2023) Audio/maybe Visual: (November 29,
2023) ------------------------------------ Notes: Friday (December
01, 2023) Audio/Visual: (December 01, 2023) – No Link |
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Chapter 10 (slide
pack) NMR: Monday December 04 Handout: Wednesday
(December 06, 2023)—Flipped class format |
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Tuesday (January 31, 2023) Ethane Newman Projection
Rotational Energy (click
here) Butane Newman Projection
Rotational Energy (click
here) pertinent material starts at 2:15 min |
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Thursday and
Tuesday (February 02 and 07) |
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YouTube Cyclohexane Ring "Flip": (click
here) |
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Helpful
5-slide PowerPoint: 1,3-diaxial interactions in cyclohexane rings Stereochemistry and determining stereo
configuration (useful
video here) |
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Week of February 20, 2023 (Prelude) Tuesday
(February 21) |
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Tuesday
(February 28) |
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Thursday (March 02) Video
Accompaniment (corrected):
My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for me to follow during
the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes of one of your
classmates from the class on 03/02/2023 will help fill in unviewable text
written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Tuesday (March
14) Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for
me to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes
of one of your classmates from the class on 03/14/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience; if
they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Thursday (March 16). YouTube: (Oxymercuration-Demercuration)
(Acid-Catalyzed
Hydration) (Compilation of Alkene
Addition Reactions) Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for
me to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes
of one of your classmates from the class on 03/16/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Tuesday
and Thursday (March 21 and March 23) – Unfortunately, I did not
press ‘Record to Cloud’ on Zoom, so NO Video Accompaniment this week
(Recorder was not started) |
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Tuesday (March
28), the ozonolysis mechanism was a continuation from the March 23 lecture Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for
me to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes
of one of your classmates from the class on 03/28/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience; if
they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. ULA Office Hour: PowerPoint Slides with Problem
Solving (Click
Here, Monday, March 27, 2023) |
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Tuesday (April
04) Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for me
to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes of
one of your classmates from the class on 04/04/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Thursday
(April 06) Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for
me to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes
of one of your classmates from the class on 04/06/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Tuesday (April
11) Video Accompaniment: Even though I clicked “Record
to Cloud,” the video did not record. This technical glitch is unfortunate,
and I am personally sadden. |
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Thursday
(April 13) Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for me
to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes of
one of your classmates from the class on 04/13/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Tuesday (April
18) Video
Accompaniment: My written notes only provide an outline of coverage for
me to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play script, the notes
of one of your classmates from the class on 04/18/2023 will help fill in
unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Chapter 9 for Monday,
Wednesday, Monday (November 14, 16, 21 Flowchart
for SN1/2 and E1/2 Reaction mechanisms (courtesy of Anshu
Yadav – TA) |
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Thursday
(April 20) Video Accompaniment (Part
1) (Part
2, Easy Fix -- I need to change the microphone settings on my Surface to
address the remote headset next time) My written notes only provide an outline of
coverage for me to follow during the lecture. If you want a play-by-play
script, the notes of one of your classmates from the class on 04/20/2023 will
help fill in unviewable text written on the board. My mnemonics are used to catch a larger audience;
if they are unnecessary for you, then optionally disregard them. |
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Chapter 12 ppt (April 20) |
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Exam 3 Coverage (Thanks Aimen) |
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Chapter
13 ppt 1H NMR (April 25) |
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Thursday
(February 13)Thursday
(February 21) 1,3-diaxial interactions (ppt
presentation) |
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Tuesday (April 25) Video
Accompaniment: My tablet and the MSU IT computer don’t seem to play together
nicely. Not only is the video choppy, but the captured video is 8 minutes
without me pressing “Stop Recording.” Rerecorded
lecture from kichen (April 26, 2023) “It went more than 20 to 30 min”
as hoped. It’s 47 min. Enjoy. |
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Final Exam Coverage (Thanks for your help Aimen) |
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Thursday and Tuesday (February
20 and 25) |
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Thursday
(February 27) |
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Tuesday (March
10) (PowerPoint Presentation) |
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Thursday (March 12, see March 10 PowerPoint Presentation cont'd)Thursday
(April 04) |
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Tuesday (March
17) Lecture Video (Click
here): MP4 format (the recording function started ~15 min late) There's a part where I say
"Two H twos," and I should have said "one H2" or "2
H's". Thanks. There were many distractions on the computer screen (blinking
and going from small screen to widescreen) that thankfully did not affect
your viewing.Tuesday
(April 09) |
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Exam 2 Thursday March 19 --
online |
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Tuesday (March 24)
Lecture Video (Click
here) NMR
Khan Academy: Same discussion as Walker's, but another perspective,
different voice |
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Thursday (March 26) Lecture Video (Click here) |
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Tuesday (March 31) Lecture Video (Click here) |
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Written Notes: Tuesday (April
21) Lecture Video (Part
1) (Part
2) (Part
3) (Part
4) |
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Thursday (March 14) NMR Chalk Talk;
Chapter 7 (1H
NMR) Tables |
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Tuesday (April
26, T.W.) (Chapter 15 PPT Handout) |
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Thursday (April
28, G.A.) (plus Chapter 16 PPT Handout) |
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