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Standard Deviants: Organic Chemistry, Program 2

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I bought this because I was looking for something between "Organic Chemistry for Dummies" and a full-blown organic chemistry textbook.

This Standard Deviants video fit the bill while exceeding my expectations. The material is clear, crisp, and non-trivial. It provides a comprehensive overview of the subject in one sitting. Meanwhile, the quality and depth of the material ensures multiple screenings are not a waste of time. Finally, the Standard Deviants are more entertaining than I would be willing to admit to friends in real life.

I am currently taking the full organic chemistry sequence over the summer. Although, these movies were helpful during the first few chapters. It was disappointing that they did not cover the entire course sequence (I had expected that they would). Honestly, the material they present are the easier topics in organic chemistry. Basic addition, elimination and substitution for (alkanes, alkenes and alkynes). If you need help with your first term of o-chem then these movies might help you but be aware they do not cover anything more advanced than that. Also although there are some cute ladies teaching this stuff the humor in this video is rather sub-par.

Specific to this video: This second video did a good job covering nomenclature, addition mechanisms, carbocation rearrangements, SN1/E1 ,SN2/E2, E/Z naming, also potential energy diagrams and some other basics of organic chemistry. If you are really struggling in your first time this video can definitely assist you.