Overarching Themes
• On approaching the course

Nomenclature
• Guide to nomenclature (with problems)
• The organic chemist's grammar (PowerPoint)
• Guide to CIP priority assignment
• Common nomenclature and abbreviations

Molecular Orbital Theory
• Depictions of molecular orbitals

Acid-Base Resources
• A new way to think about acid-base rxns
• General pKa regions of acids and bases
• Overview of carbon acids

Stereochemistry
• Types of isomers in organic compounds
• Conceptual framework for isomerism
• PowerPoint tutorial on symmetry operations

Basic Reaction Mechanisms
• Spectrum of Sn1 vs. Sn2
• Table of nucleophilic constants
• Effect of nucleophile/base on reaction mechanism
• Global trends in polar mechanisms
• Overview of functional group transformations