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Organic Chemistry 2 lessons

9 sections · 42 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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Organic Chemistry 2

Practice 42 skills across this outline.

Recommended next
Spectroscopic Verification and Purity Checks
Organic Chemistry Lab & Techniques (Optional)
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
9 categories
Organic Chemistry Lab & Techniques (Optional)
11%
Spectroscopy & Structure Determination
11%
Alpha-Carbon Chemistry & Enolates
11%
Carbonyl Chemistry II: Acyl Substitution
11%
Synthesis & Retrosynthesis
11%
Amines and Related Functional Groups
11%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of organic chemistry 2 — drill into a card to work its skills.

Organic Chemistry Lab & Techniques (Optional)

3 core skills11% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Spectroscopic Verification and Purity ChecksRecommended
Long-form
2
Reaction Workup and Yield CalculationsAvailable
Long-form
3
Chromatography (TLC/Column): Interpretation and PracticeAvailable
Long-form

Spectroscopy & Structure Determination

5 core skills11% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Integrating IR/NMR/MS to Determine StructuresAvailable
Long-form
2
IR Spectroscopy: Functional Group IdentificationAvailable
Long-form
3
1H NMR: Chemical Shift, Splitting, IntegrationAvailable
Long-form
4
13C NMR: Key Signal PatternsAvailable
Long-form
5
Mass Spectrometry: Molecular Ion and FragmentationAvailable
Long-form

Alpha-Carbon Chemistry & Enolates

5 core skills11% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Keto–Enol Tautomerism and Enolate FormationAvailable
Long-form
2
Michael AdditionAvailable
Long-form
3
Aldol Reactions (Addition/Condensation)Available
Long-form
4
Claisen CondensationAvailable
Long-form
5
Alpha-Halogenation and Haloform ReactionAvailable
Long-form

Carbonyl Chemistry II: Acyl Substitution

6 core skills11% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Acid Chlorides and Anhydrides: Synthesis/ReactionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Amide Formation and HydrolysisAvailable
Long-form
3
Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives: Reactivity OrderAvailable
Long-form
4
TransesterificationAvailable
Long-form
5
Nucleophilic Acyl Substitution MechanismAvailable
Long-form
6
Esterification and HydrolysisAvailable
Long-form

Synthesis & Retrosynthesis

4 core skills11% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Retrosynthetic Analysis: DisconnectionsAvailable
Long-form
2
Multi-Step Synthesis PlanningAvailable
Long-form
3
Functional Group Interconversions and Reagent SelectionAvailable
Long-form
4
Protecting Groups (Alcohols/Amines)Available
Long-form

Amines and Related Functional Groups

4 core skills11% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Diazonium ChemistryAvailable
Long-form
2
Amine Alkylation and Reductive AminationAvailable
Long-form
3
Nucleophilicity vs Basicity: Predicting BehaviorAvailable
Long-form

Carbonyl Chemistry I: Nucleophilic Addition

6 core skills11% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Acetal and Hemiacetal FormationAvailable
Long-form
2
Carbonyl Structure and Reactivity (Electrophilicity, Resonance)Available
Long-form
3
Imine and Enamine FormationAvailable
Long-form
4
Hydride Reductions (NaBH4, LiAlH4) and SelectivityAvailable
Long-form
5
Organometallic Additions (Grignard/Organolithium)Available
Long-form
6
Nucleophilic Addition to Aldehydes and KetonesAvailable
Long-form

Aromatic Chemistry & Substituted Benzenes

5 core skills11% total weight
0/5 completed
5 skills to mastery
1
Benzylic Reactions (Oxidation, Radical Bromination)Available
Long-form
2
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (EAS): General MechanismAvailable
Long-form
3
Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (SNAr)Available
Long-form
4
Activating/Deactivating Groups and Directing EffectsAvailable
Long-form
5
EAS ReactionsAvailable
Long-form

Alcohols, Ethers, and Epoxides (Extended)

4 core skills11% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Alcohol Oxidation and Functional Group ChangesAvailable
Long-form
2
Ether Synthesis (Williamson) and CleavageAvailable
Long-form
3
Alcohol Substitution and EliminationAvailable
Long-form
4
Epoxide Opening ReactionsAvailable
Long-form