Wills Organic Chemistry 1 Notes

This book is part 1 of a two-part series covering undergraduate-level organic chemistry. If you’re enrolled in an organic chemistry course and need help understanding the concepts, this two-part series will help you with your goal. If you’re planning on enrolling in an organic chemistry course and would like to get a head start, this book is made for you. This series was written in such a way that it remains as detailed as a traditional textbook but looks and reads like detailed class notes. Everything is hand-drawn and written. Throughout the book there are detailed explanations walking the reader through the reasoning of every statement, reaction, mechanism, etc. The goal is to assist you in understanding the concepts instead of memorizing. This text is divided into 29 lectures.

Lecture 1: Introduction to Ochem
Lecture 2: Atomic and Molecular Orbitals
Lecture 3: Orbital Hybridization
Lecture 4: Drawing Organic Molecules
Lecture 5: Acids and Bases
Lecture 6: Functional Groups
Lecture 7: Alkane Nomenclature
Lecture 8: Physical Properties of Alkanes
Lecture 9: Bond Rotation
Lecture 10: Alkane Reactions
Lecture 11: Alkane Reactions Continued
Lecture 12: Cycloalkane Stability
Lecture 13: Stereochemistry
Lecture 14: Bimolecular Substitution, SN2
Lecture 15: SN1 & E1
Lecture 16: Bimolecular Elimination, E2
Lecture 17: Physical Properties of Alcohols and Ethers
Lecture 18: Acidity & Basicity of Alcohols
Lecture 19: Reactions of Alcohols
Lecture 20: Organometallics
Lecture 21: Reactions of Alcohols with Strong Acid
Lecture 22: Ether Synthesis
Lecture 23: Reactions of Ethers and Cyclic Ethers
Lecture 24: Introduction to Alkenes
Lecture 25-27: Reactions of Alkenes
Lecture 28: Introduction to Alkynes
Lecture 29: Reactions of Alkynes