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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
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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
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
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
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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
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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
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Chapter 6
Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
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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
Chapter 7
Step 1: Quick Reading
From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
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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
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.
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
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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
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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
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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
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From Organic Chemistry 1 Primer 2018
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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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