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Organic Chemistry
Classification of Organic Compounds
Aliphatic Compounds
Alkanes
Nomenclature
IUPAC Naming System
Common Names and Prefixes
Naming Branched Alkanes
Naming Cycloalkanes
Physical Properties
Boiling Points and Melting Points
Solubility and Density
Molecular Structure Influence
Reactions
Combustion
Complete Combustion
Incomplete Combustion
Halogenation
Mechanism (Free Radical Substitution)
Selectivity and Reactivity
Alkenes and Alkynes
Nomenclature
IUPAC Naming for Alkenes
IUPAC Naming for Alkynes
Naming Dienes and Polyenes
Geometric Isomerism in Alkenes
Cis-Trans Isomerism
E/Z Nomenclature
Stereo Selectivity in Reactions
Reactions
Hydrogenation
Catalytic Hydrogenation
Stereochemistry of Products
Halogenation
Anti-addition Mechanism
Use in Halohydrin Formation
Hydrohalogenation
Markovnikov vs. Anti-Markovnikov Addition
Peroxide Effect
Polymerization
Addition Polymerization
Importance in Industry
Aromatic Compounds
Benzene and Derivatives
Structure and Stability
Resonance and Electron Distribution
Common Derivatives (e.g., Toluene, Aniline)
Aromaticity Rules
Hückel’s Rule
Criteria for Aromaticity
Aromatic vs. Non-aromatic vs. Anti-aromatic
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions
General Mechanism
Formation of the Sigma Complex
Re-aromatization
Types of Electrophilic Substitutions
Nitration
Sulfonation
Halogenation
Friedel-Crafts Alkylation and Acylation
Influence of Substituents
Activating and Deactivating Groups
Ortho-Para Directors
Meta Directors
Reactions on Mono- and Poly-substituted Aromatics
Predicting Positions of New Substituents
Blocking Groups and Their Uses
2. Basic Concepts
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