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Study Page for Klein 3rd Edition

If you are studying a particular chapter in Organic Chemistry, 3rd Ed. by David Klein, the links below cite what lessons in the Primer to read and then there is a link to a playlist to see explained practice problems for each chapter. You can read the Primer before, after, or instead of reading the chapter. You'll have to see what works best for you and assess how much time you have. The Primer reading is WAY shorter than the text book reading if you are in a time crunch and you need to hit some of the high points.

Chapter 1 

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

14 pages to read in the Primer

Lessons I.1 (3 p) Representation of Structure

Lesson I.2 (5 p) Polarity, Dipoles, Formal Charge

Lesson I.3 (2 p) Intermol. Forces, B.P. and M.P.

Lesson I.6 (4 p) Hybridization

Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

Chapter 2

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

​10.5 pages to read in the Primer

Lesson I.4.2 (2.5 p) Functional Groups

Lesson I.5 (4 p) Arrow-Pushing

Lesson 1.7 (4 p) Resonance

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Note: Klein Chapter 2 covers functional groups but not Nucleophiles/Electrophiles. So, you can skip over the problems about nucleophiles/electrophiles in Video Lesson I.4 in this Playlist
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Chapter 3

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

​10 pages to read in the Primer

Lesson I.8 (4 p) Applying Arrow-Pushing

Lesson I.9 (2 p) Acids and Bases Definitions

Lesson 1.10 (4 p) Predict Acid/Base Strength

Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

Chapter 4

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

​14 pages to read in the Primer

Lesson I.14 (6 p) Naming Molecules

Lesson I.15 (3 p) Conformers of Ethane/Butane

Lesson I.16 (5 p) Cycloalkanes and Chair Cyclohexane

Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

Chapter 5

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

​19 pages to read in the Primer

Lesson I.17 (2 p) Chirality

Lesson I.18 (4 p) Assigning R- and S-

Lesson I.19 (1 p) Fischer Projections

Lesson I.20 (2 p) Enantiomers, Diastereomers, Meso

Lesson III.1-2 (10 p) Naming and Properties of Alkenes

Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

Chapter 6

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

13.5 pages to read in the Primer

Lesson I.4.1 (1.5 p) Nucleophiles and Electrophiles

Lesson I.11 (5 p) Stability of Species

Lesson I.12 (3 p) Rxn Spontaneity and Equilibria

Lesson I.13 (4 p) Energy Diagrams

Note: Klein Chapter 6 covers stability of cations, not radicals and alkenes. So, you can skip over the problems about alkene and radical stability in Video Lesson I.11 in this Playlist
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Chapter 7

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

29 pages to read in the Primer:

One of the more confusing topics; worth some extra time

Lesson II.2 (4 p) Nucleophiles and Bases

Lesson II.3-5 (9 p) Substitution Rxn of RX

Lesson II.6-9 (10 p) Elimination Rxn of RX

Lesson II.10 (3 p) SN1 SN2 E1 and E2 Compete

Lesson II.11.1 and II.11.3 (3 p) Rxn of ROH

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Chapter 8

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

34 pages to read in the Primer:

Sounds like a lot, but once you do the 15 page intro, it's only 3-5 pages to learn each reaction with detailed examples.

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These are all Alkene Reactions; there are a lot to learn here

Lesson III.3-5 (15 p) Hydration and Rxn with HX

Lesson III.6 (5 p) Halogenation and Halohydrins

Lesson III.7 (5 p) Oxymercuration

Lesson III.8 (5 p) Cyclopropanation and Epoxidation

Lesson III.9 (3 p) Hydroboration/Oxidation

Lesson III.10 (4 p) Ozonolysis and Vicinal Diols
 

Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

Chapter 9

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

21 pages to read in the Primer:

These are all Alkyne Reactions/Naming Alkynes

Lesson III.11 (2 p) Naming Alkynes

Lesson III.12 (5 p) Rxn with X2 or HX

Lesson III.13 (4 p) Reducing Alkyne to Alkane or Alkene

Lesson III.14-15 (7 p) Carbonyl Formation and Tautomers

Lesson III.16 (3 p) Acetylide Anion as a Nucleophile

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Chapter 10

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

7 pages to read in the Primer:

Lesson III.17 (3 p) Peroxide/HBr Reaction

Lesson III.18 (4 p) Radical Halogenation of Alkanes

Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

Chapter 11

This chapter focuses on teaching you how to combine knowledge learned in other chapters, so there is no "new" reading. The video link shows some good practice to put the information from Chapters 1-10 into practice.

Chapter 12

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

5 pages to read in the Primer:

Lesson II.11.2 (1 p) ROH with SOCl2 or PBr3

Lesson II.12-13 (4 p) Oxidation of ROH

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Chapter 13

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
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6 pages to read in the Primer:

Lesson II.14 (3 p) Acid Cleavage of Ethers

Lesson II.15 (3 p) Ring-Opening of Epoxides

Chapter 14

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
Step 2: Watch Videos
Explained Problems on Proton Guru Channel

5 pages to read, then 15 spectra to solve with answers in the Primer:

Lesson VII.3-4 (5 p) Intro to IR Spectroscopy

Lesson VIII.2: Practice IR Solving

Lesson VIII.3: Solutions to IR Practice

Chapter 15

Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018

9 pages to read, then 15 spectra to solve with answers in the Primer:

Lesson VII.5 (4 p) Intro to NMR Spectrometry

Lesson VII.6: (2 p) Carbon-13 NMR Spectrometry

Lesson VII.7: (3 p) Proton NMR Spectrometry

Lesson VIII.4: Practice Proton NMR Solving

Lesson VIII.5: Solutions to Proton NMR Practice

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More Chapters Coming in Time for Organic 2 in Spring 2019!

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