Organic Chemistry Mechanism Challenge 1

Need some organic chemistry practice? Here's a tricky mechanism to try!

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[voiretvisite]

Hello, Thank you for this example. I think that for the last step, the mecanism can be different: the enolate form becomes an enol then it converts into ketone (tautomerism)

[giovannirafael]

Oh my god, finally some organic chemistry in YouTube in a not so boring way. My favorite subject.

[stephaniecrahal]

Yes!! Thank you so much! I started following you because of your flat-earth-busting videos, but now I'm extra excited, because I have Exam 3 tomorrow for O-Chem!

[jhonethegreatest]

Thanks for the video! Need more mechanism problems!

[AsmaaAtef-ugve]

You are amazing professor Dave I always support you !

[Laura-vyss]

i love you for doing hundreds of practise videos!!!

[Felixkeeg]

This was fun, more of that sort please

[vishakhamishra]

It's clear my all concept about tough mechanism in organic ....

[biiianciii]

I love these! They are making OC more fun

[gabrielalx]

idk if anyone pointed this out already and ik it's an old video, but in the second intermediate in your mechanism you forgot to attach the five membered ring next to the newly formed ketone, anyway nice video

[amyfyzee]

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[maggatrotschka]

Really cool ! Please more off this ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[michaelspence]

Professor Dave, can or will you be participating in more debates?

[dashiellgillingham]

...took a chemistry 101 class once, several years ago. Within four seconds of this I knew I’d stepped way the heck outta my depth. Makes sense though, which feels weird. I guess

[astik]

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[ili_]

Thanks for the video, please keep doing this!

[gokulanathmaheshkumar]

Hi! What program are you using to write/draw; I'm a tutor and I think using this would be quite helpful. Thx.

[ConSdr]

Professor Dave, is it possible to do a video explaining how motors and generators work and AC and DC current?

[Thaumius]

I believe you forgot to draw the 5 membered ring in the end

[bobjordan]

My Organic Chemistry prof often said "think mechanisms:!