(General Chemistry
Review: View these YouTube Videos)
NOTE: None of these videos features Prof. Kevin
Walker or MSU Chemistry T.A.s. These are select videos from YouTubers that
provide a great review of what was learned in General Chemistry, or the
videos are instructional. However, for CEM 351, it is assume that you have
have taken General Chemistry. These video packs provide different viewpoints
and styles of delivery of 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
1)
Functional Groups
(Identifying them)
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PowerPoint Slides
Chapter
17
Notes:
Monday
(January 13, 2025)
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Notes:
Wednesday
(January 15, 2025)
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Notes:
Friday
(January 17, 2025)
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Notes:
Wednesday
(January 22, 2025)
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Chapter
17 and 18
Notes:
Friday
(January 24, 2025)
Spectroscopy
Practice (Identifying Unknown Compounds) Part 1 of 2
-please
note the spectroscopy format is typical for CEM 352: Walker
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Chapter
18
Notes:
Monday
(January 27, 2025)
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Notes:
Wednesday
(January 29, 2025)
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Friday
– Quiz 1 (January 31, 2025)
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Notes:
Monday
(February 03, 2025)
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Chapter
18 and 19 (start)
Notes:
Wednesday
(February 05, 2025)
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Chapter
18 (Robinson Annulation) Chapter 19 (oxidation of ROH to RCOOH)
Notes:
Friday
(February 07, 2025)
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Chapter
19 (Acid-Catalyzed Esterification, Acyl Chlorination/Bromination)
Notes:
Monday
(February 10, 2025)
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Chapter
19 (Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky Rxn Product and Mechanism, COOH reduction, Acyl
halide production)
Notes:
Wednesday
(February 12, 2025)
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End
of Chapter 19, Chapter 20 Beginning
Notes:
Friday
(February 14, 2025)
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Chapter
20 (Ester + Amide hydrolysis, Amide Reduction to 1° Amine and to Aldehyde
using LAH and Lithium diisopropyl Aluminium Hydride, which add 1 equiv of
hydride.
Notes:
Monday
(February 17, 2025)
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Chapter
20 (Hoffman Rearrangement via a chloro amidate, Cyano (CN) hydrolysis to CO2H,
reduction to amines with LiAlH4, H2/Metal cat.);
Chapter 21 Beginning
Notes:
Wednesday
(February 19, 2025)
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Chapter
21 (Special Section: Discusses LAH Reduction of COOH and COOCH3
Groups, Properties of Amines, Amine Preparation
Notes:
Friday (February 21, 2025)
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Chapter
21
·
Review of
Amine Preparation from Previous Lecture – SN2 between Alkyl Halide
and NH3 or N3 (azide), Reduction of R-CN with H2
or LAH, and the Hoffman Rearrangement using Cl2 or Br2 to Promote a C=O
Expulsion to Make the Amine),
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Intro to New
Amine Production Routes: Gabriel Synthesis
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Amine
Reactions: Conversion of Amino Group to Ammonium Salt Leaving Group in an E2
Pathway to Make an Alkene, Mannich Reaction – Enol/Iminium Condensation,
Notes: Monday
(February 24, 2025)
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Chapter
21 (Reactivity of Amines with the Nitrosyl Cation (+N=O) to Make Aminos Good
Leaving Groups as N2, and Nitrosyl Cation Reactivity with Enol
Nucleophiles
Notes:
Monday (March 10, 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Intro to Unusual Benzylic Carbon Reactivity)
Notes:
Wednesday (March 12, 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Reaction Review, Reactivity at the Benzylic Carbon – substitution,
Oxidation to COOH, MnO2 – Milder Oxidation of Benzylic OH to
Ketone; Note: MnO2 also oxidizes analogous allylic OH to Ketone or
Aldehyde)
Notes:
Friday (March 14, 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Birch Reduction – similar to alkyne reduction, Unusual Acidity of
Phenols, Intro to Nucleophilic Aromatic Substituion--NAS)
Notes:
Monday (March 17, 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution, Diazomethane Methylation to Methyl
Esters, Synthetic Stragies using the Aforementioned Reactions)
Notes:
Wednesday (March 19, 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Electrophilic Addition; Claisen Rearrangement, Intro to Hydroquinone
Oxidation)
Notes:
Friday (March 21, 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Hydroquinone Oxidation and the Utility of the Quinone in Synthesis –
1,4-Addition to α,β-Unsaturated Ketones and Diels Alder
Cycloaddition where the Quinone dienophile has a lower energy LUMO due to the
Electronwithdrawing Carbonyls)
Notes:
Monday (March 24, 2025)
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Chapter
22 Review
Notes:
Wednesday (March 26 2025)
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Chapter
22 (Post-Quiz 3) – Sandmeyer Reduction of Diazo compounds Priming for Aryl Substitution
Rxn
Notes:
Monday (March 31, 2025)
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Chapter
23 (Claisen Condensation Reactions – Self-Condensation; Mixed Condensation;
Cyclization)
Notes:
Wednesday (April 02 2025)
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Chapter 2 (slide
pack)
Notes: Wednesday
(September 06, 2023)
Video: (September
06, 2023)
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Bonus Quiz (Friday, September 08, 2023, NO Notes)
Notes: Monday
(September 11, 2023)
Video: (September
11, 2023 – the camera did not adjust correctly, so this is audio).
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Notes: Wednesday
(September 13, 2023)
Audio: (September
13, 2023)
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Notes: Friday
(September 15, 2023) PAGE 5 UPDATED
Audio: (September 15, 2023) NO AUDIO TODAY
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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, September 18, 2023 (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
(PPT presentation)
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Intro to
Newman Projections (click
here)
pertinent
material starts at 1:50 min
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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)
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Quiz 1 (Friday, September 22, 2023, NO Notes)
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Notes: Monday
(September 25, 2023)
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Notes: Wednesday
(September 27, 2023)
Video: (September
27, 2023)
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Notes: Friday
(September 29, 2023)
Video: (September
29, 2023)
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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
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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”
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Notes: Friday
(October 13, 2023)
Video: (October
13, 2023)
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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)
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Notes: Friday
(October 27, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (October
27, 2023)
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Notes: Monday
(October 30, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (October
30, 2023)
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Notes: Wednesday (November 01, 2023): Notes are
included in Monday, Oct 30 packet
Audio/Visual: (November
01, 2023)
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Chapter 11 (slide
pack)
Notes: Monday
(November 06, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (November
06, 2023)
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Chapter 12 (slide
pack)
Notes: Friday
(November 10, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (November
10, 2023)
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Notes: Monday
(November 13, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (November
13, 2023)
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Notes: Wednesday
(November 15, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (November
15, 2023)
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Notes: Monday
(November 20, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (November
20, 2023)
Handout (Practice
Problems)
Alkene
Addition Reaction Overview for Quiz 5
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Notes: Wednesday
(November 22, 2023)
Audio/Visual: (November 22, 2023) – No
in-person Lecture
Handout (Practice
Problems)
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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)
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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
Alkene
Alkyne Reaction Summaries
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General
Overview of the Final Exam Content
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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)
Thursday (February 23) Part
1 Part
2 Part
3
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Tuesday
(February 28)
Clutch
Prep
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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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Exam
2 Coverage
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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.
Complete
Chapter 8 Notes for those interested
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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)
Chapter
13 ppt 13C NMR
Chapter
13 (interpreting NMR)
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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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