Table of contents

1. A Review of General Chemistry5h 5m
2. Molecular Representations1h 14m
3. Acids and Bases2h 46m
4. Alkanes and Cycloalkanes4h 17m
5. Chirality3h 39m
6. Thermodynamics and Kinetics1h 22m
7. Substitution Reactions1h 48m
8. Elimination Reactions2h 30m
9. Alkenes and Alkynes2h 9m
10. Addition Reactions3h 19m
11. Radical Reactions1h 58m
12. Alcohols, Ethers, Epoxides and Thiols2h 42m
13. Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds2h 17m
14. Synthetic Techniques1h 26m
15. Analytical Techniques:IR, NMR, Mass Spect7h 3m
16. Conjugated Systems6h 13m
17. Ultraviolet Spectroscopy51m
18. Aromaticity2h 34m
19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond5h 1m
20. Phenols55m
21. Aldehydes and Ketones: Nucleophilic Addition4h 56m
22. Carboxylic Acid Derivatives: NAS2h 51m
23. The Chemistry of Thioesters, Phophate Ester and Phosphate Anhydrides1h 10m
24. Enolate Chemistry: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon1h 53m
25. Condensation Chemistry2h 9m
26. Amines1h 43m
27. Heterocycles2h 0m
28. Carbohydrates5h 53m
29. Amino Acids4h 20m
30. Peptides and Proteins2h 42m
31. Catalysis in Organic Reactions1h 30m
32. Lipids 2h 50m
33. The Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways2h 52m
34. Nucleic Acids1h 32m
35. Transition Metals6h 14m
36. Synthetic Polymers1h 49m

1. A Review of General Chemistry

Intro to Organic Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

1. A Review of General Chemistry

Intro to Organic Chemistry

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In the context of organic chemistry, what does a biomass pyramid represent?

The arrangement of atoms in a complex organic molecule

The relative mass of organic matter at different trophic levels in an ecosystem

The distribution of organic molecules in a chemical reaction

The hierarchy of carbon atom hybridization states

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Understand that a biomass pyramid is a graphical representation used in ecology, not directly in organic chemistry, to show the relative mass of living organic matter at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

Recognize that the concept of a biomass pyramid is related to the flow of energy and matter through an ecosystem, where each level represents a different group of organisms, such as producers, consumers, and decomposers.

Identify that the base of the pyramid typically represents the producers (e.g., plants), which have the highest biomass, while the top levels represent higher trophic levels (e.g., carnivores) with less biomass.

Clarify that this concept is not about the arrangement of atoms in a molecule or the distribution of organic molecules in a chemical reaction, which are more directly related to organic chemistry.

Note that the hierarchy of carbon atom hybridization states is a separate concept in organic chemistry, dealing with the different ways carbon atoms can form bonds, such as sp3, sp2, and sp hybridizations.