Organic Reactions
Every reaction you meet in Organic Chemistry I and II — reagents, mechanism, and what the product actually looks like.
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Biochemistry
The chemistry of life — amino acids, proteins, enzymes, membranes and the molecules that carry oxygen around your body.
Chemistry Fundamentals
The groundwork every chemistry course is built on — structure, charge, stereochemistry and how to read a mechanism.
Spectroscopy & Analysis
Reading the instruments — NMR, IR and UV-Vis, plus how to turn a spectrum into a structure.
Reference tables and tools
The tables you keep re-searching for — readable on a phone, sortable on a laptop.
Chemistry Glossary
655 terms, searchable, each with a definition and a worked explanation.
20 Amino Acids Chart
Codes, side-chain classes and pKa values in one sortable table.
pKa Table
The values that decide almost every acid-base question you will be asked.
Functional Groups
Structure, IUPAC suffix and prefix for all 18 groups.
Reagent Guide
What each reagent does, what it works on, and the trap that goes with it.
Practice Questions
Quick self-test on mechanisms, reagents and nomenclature.
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Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers
EnantiomersDiastereomersSummary: Enantiomers vs. Diastereomers
E1 vs. E2
With E1 and E2 mechanisms we have already met, but let’s compare them now. Both are elimination reactions. When alkyl ha
Carbocation stability
Formation of the carbocationCarbocationsCarbocation stability
Diels-Alder reaction
Stereochemistry of the dienophileStereochemistry of dieneEndo ruleWhen “endo” and “exo” products are possible, the “endo