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Organic Chemistry 1 Crash Course

Struggling with Organic Chemistry? This free crash course breaks down the hardest Orgo 1 topics — bonding, stereochemistry, SN1/SN2, E1/E2, and alkene reactions — into clear, step-by-step lessons with practice problems. Built by MakeSense AI.

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Draw Lewis structures and assign formal charges

Determine hybridization (sp3, sp2, sp) from molecular structure

Predict molecular geometry and bond angles

Understand sigma and pi bonds

Name simple organic molecules using IUPAC rules

Identify and draw the major functional groups

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Covalent Bonds, Lewis Structures & Formal Charge

Quick review of covalent bonding, drawing Lewis structures, and calculating formal charge. This is the language of organic chemistry.

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Course Curriculum

Chemical Bonding Essentials

▶Covalent Bonds, Lewis Structures & Formal ChargeFree preview
🔒Hybridization & Molecular Geometry

Functional Groups & Naming

🔒The Carbon Backbone — Alkanes & IUPAC Naming
🔒Functional Groups — The Reactive Parts of Molecules

Chirality & Isomers

🔒Chirality & R/S Configuration
🔒Enantiomers, Diastereomers & Meso Compounds
🔒Newman Projections & Conformational Analysis

Nucleophilic Substitution

🔒SN2 — Backside Attack, Inversion & What Makes a Good Nucleophile
🔒SN1 — Carbocations, Rearrangements & Solvent Effects
🔒SN1 vs SN2 — The Decision Framework

Elimination Reactions

🔒E1 & E2 Mechanisms — How & When Elimination Wins
🔒Substitution vs Elimination — The Ultimate Decision Chart

Alkene Reactions & Synthesis Strategy

🔒Alkene Addition Reactions & Markovnikov's Rule
🔒Oxidation, Reduction & Anti-Markovnikov Additions
🔒Reaction Maps & Synthesis Strategy

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