Chem 51C. Organic Chemistry. Lec. 14: Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon HD

UCI Chem 51C: Organic Chemistry (Spring 2015) Lec 14. Organic Chemistry -- Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon View the complete course: http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/chem_51c_organic_chemistry.html Instructor: Susan King, Ph.D. License: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA Terms of Use: http://ocw.uci.edu/info More courses at http://ocw.uci.edu Description: This is the third (and final) quarter of the organic chemistry series. Topics covered include: Fundamental concepts relating to carbon compounds with emphasis on structural theory and the nature of chemical bonding, stereochemistry, reaction mechanisms, and spectroscopic, physical, and chemical properties of the principal classes of carbon compounds. Organic Chemistry (Chem 51C) is part of OpenChem: http://ocw.uci.edu/collections/open_chemistry.html This video is part of a 27-lecture undergraduate-level course titled "Organic Chemistry" taught at UC Irvine by Professor Susan King. Recorded May 1, 2015 Index of Topics: 00:21 - What Determines the Percentage of Enol at Equilibrium? 05:30 - How would you completely deprotonate acetone? 10:27 - Mechanism of Keto-Enol Tautomerization: Base Catalyzed 15:55 - Mechanism of Keto-Enol Tautomerization: Acid Catalyzed 24:07 - Reactions at the Alpha-Carbon 26:39 - Racemization 31:38 - Deuterium Exchange 36:54 - Acid Catalyzed Halogenation of Aldehydes and Ketones 41:07 - Base Promoted Halogenation of Aldehydes and Ketones Required attribution: King, Susan.Chem 51C (UCI OpenCourseWare: University of California, Irvine), http://ocw.uci.edu/courses/chem_51c_organic_chemistry.html. [Access date]. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en_US).