Structure & Reactivity in Organic, Biological and Inorganic Chemistry

 

Part I:  Structure in Organic, Biological & Inorganic Chemistry

Chem 125: Atoms, Compounds, Molecules, Intermolecular Attractions, Structure-Property Relationships

Part II:  Practical Aspects of Structure: Purification and Spectroscopy

Chem 201-203: Infrared, NMR, Mass Spectrometry, Laboratory Techniques

Part III:  Reactivity in Organic, Biological and Inorganic Chemistry 1

Chem 250: Thermodynamics, Ligand Binding in Coordination Chemistry, Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds in Organic and Biological Chemistry, Reactions of Coordinated Carbonyls

Part IV:  Reactivity in Organic, Biological and Inorganic Chemistry 2

Chem 251: Kinetics, Substitution Reactions in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Addition and Elimination Reactions Involving Alkenes and Aromatics

Part V:  Reactivity in Organic, Biological and Inorganic Chemistry 3

Chem 315: Redox Reactions, Radical Reactions, Pericyclic Reactions, Processes and Pathways Involving Multiple Reaction Types

Appendix: Useful Data in Chemistry

periodic tables, amino acids, reduction potentials

Appendix: Organic Structural Features & Functional Groups

Appendix: "Road Map" Practice Problems in Organic Chemistry

Glossary

 

Useful Links:

Henry Jakubowski's Gen Chem Site

       A variety of useful links about chemistry topics.

Virtual Gen Chem Textbook  from Stephen Lower of Simon Fraser University

All the usual topics of a general chemistry course.

Purdue Gen Chem 

     Visualization and problem solving for general chemistry students.

Liverpool Solid State

      Visualization of solid state structures: unit cells, etc.

Davidson College Crystals

 Visualization of solid state structures: unit cells, etc.

Oxford University Solid Structures

Visualization of solid state structures: unit cells, etc.

Evans Group at Harvard University

    Click on the "Advanced Problems in Organic Chemistry" on the left hand side of the Evans homepage.  You will be taken to a page with both introductory-level and advanced-level problems.

MIT Open Courseware: Organic ChemistryI and Organic Chemistry II

Includes instructional materials and problem sets to download

Chemgaroo

Modules contain readings, animation, and some practice problems.

Chemwiki

            A web-based text with materials for a variety of courses in chemistry.  Set up at University of California Davis.

Web Spectra at UCLA

   For practice during the Structure Elucidation section of the course -- mostly NMR spectroscopy.

Organic Structure Elucidation at Notre Dame

    For practice during the Structure Elucidation section of the course -- mostly NMR spectroscopy.

NMR Spectroscopy Game

    Guess which compound fits the spectrum. Developed by Antony Williams, Jean-Claude Bradley of Drexel University and Andrew Lang of Oral Roberts University.

Bordwell pKa Tables

    Comprehensive pKa tables maintained by Hans Reich of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 Wired Chemist Bond Strength Tables.

Organic and main group bond strengths.

Organic Chemistry Portal

This site is less oriented towards learning introductory chemistry but it does have summaries of organic reactions and some educational links.

Michigan State Virtual Organic Chemistry

Traditional approach to organic chemistry, organized by functional group, but with a mechanistic emphasis. 

Ohio State Flash Card Deck

Practice recognition of organic chemistry reactions using flash cards.  Organized by functional groups.

Towson State Organic Reactions

You can choose whether to guess the missing reagent or the missing product in these flash card practice problems.

Journal of Chemical Education Practice Questions

Practice questions on bonding, stereochemistry, structure-property relationships, organic reactions.

Chemical Education Digital Library Links

Interactive periodic table, stereochemistry tutorial, practice questions, etc.

Henry Jakubowski's Biochemistry Online Text

An in-depth site seen through the lens of physical biochemistry.

Kylie's Favourite Glossary

Definitions of chemistry terminology.

Free Books Online

Clearinghouse of online and downloadable books in the sciences.

This site is written and maintained by Chris P. Schaller, Ph.D., College of Saint Benedict / Saint John's University (with contributions from other authors as noted).  It is freely available for educational use.

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