Functional Groups with Memorization Tips

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this is pure genius.. i have to memorize most of the functional groups and this has definitely helped!

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Just started a course in organic chemistry, my teacher's lecture was 2 hrs and I didn't understand what she was talking about. I watched this for 20 minutes, which covered exactly what my teacher was trying to explain for 2 hrs, and it was super helpful. Going to watch your nomenclature videos up next, I bet they are as helpful as this video was! Thank you so much!! Greetings from Sweden :)

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[@Leah4sci]

Glad I could help! Hope your exam went well :)

[@Saylor3561]

I remember: alkane: alk-one = 1 bond alkene: 2 e's = 2 bonds alkyne: it takes 3 lines to write a 'y' = 3 bonds

[@Leah4sci]

That's a great way to remember!

[@AllTheButtons87]

This video has been incredibly helpful to better remember and distinguish between the functional groups! Thank you so much. My favorite mneumonic was the one for ether - "on ether side is an R group." It just makes a ton of sense to me.

[@Leah4sci]

Yay! So glad it was helpful! I love a good mnemonic.

[@Scerttle]

Very straightforward. Still a lot to take in, but much easier to understand.

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[@Leah4sci]

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[@1111angelic]

I thought I knew everything about functional groups already, but this video actually helped me learn even more! I learned that an epoxide is a 3-atom ring and it's also an ether. I learned that THF is a cyclic ether. I also learned that a thiol contains a -SH group! Thanks for helping me identify and fill in gaps in my knowledge.

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So happy to help and best wishes on your exam!

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Great idea to get a head start! Thanks for your kind words!

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Thanks a bunch! I can remember a lot of my chemistry education, but I could only remember a few of these functional groups. The brush up helped. Thanks!

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1. AlkAne, 2. AlkEne, and 3. AlkYne have the changing letter in alphabetical order. This helps me remember which is which.

[@Leah4sci]

That's a great way to remember! Thanks for sharing. :)

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Yes, this video helped me a lot and I like the carboxylic acid pneumonic the most.

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[@Leah4sci]

Thank you for your kind words, and you're very welcome!

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[@Leah4sci]

What amazing compliments! You're so welcome. I'm happy you found the video helpful.

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Leah ! this was super helpful going to use my white board to practice them the one i loved the most is the trick of remembering that Amide is an Amine but remembering that the "D" reminds us that there is a double bond O attached

[@Leah4sci]

Glad I could help :)

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I'm sorry to hear you have a bad connection to the subject, but I'm happy my video was able to help you understand the topic.

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Oh wow, I'm so glad I was able to help clear things up for you and fill in the gaps!

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Wish I was a high schol student when this came out, you make me wanna revisit organic chemistry all over again

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I never learned this in high school, only undergrad

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private school, but I didnt appreciate chemistry enough back then!

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[@Leah4sci]

I'm so glad it helped! Best wishes to you on your exam!

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This is the difference between study hard and study smart,thank you prof.It helps I have a test now in this ,and this way make me to memorise.

[@Leah4sci]

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Thanks Leah haven’t had Chemistry in over five years and your videos have been helpful. I am currently taking Organic 2 and need this review.

[@Leah4sci]

Glad I could help! Make sure to watch through my orgo 1 review playlist to help you make sure you haven't forgotten anything :)

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[@Leah4sci]

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its been 8 year since this video was uploaded but I'm so glad I found it today. You did a wonderful job at explaining this in a simple and easy way to remember! Thank you so much! (also my boyfriend walked by while I was watching this and said you sound like Selena Gomez and you do!)

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Glad it was helpful and thank you for the compliment!

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This deserves a like just for drawing the alkyne triple bond properly! Subbed.

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Thanks for the sub! Glad you enjoyed the video and the drawing :)

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Simply amazing. You are truly gifted. Thank you

[@Leah4sci]

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Thank you so much maam! Your explanation is basic yet so meaningful and easy to understand. Please, continue teaching and sharing your knowledge to others😄. Thank you!

[@Leah4sci]

You're so welcome! I love that I get to help as many students as possible through this platform and on my website. :)

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God give you excellent voice, great skills to explain the topic . We can understand behind it you have done very work to reach upto this level.May God bless you and give you long ,prosperous life.

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Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you like the videos!

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I am from India and I am preparing for JEE exam and I found the beginning of organic chemistry really disturbing..But you cleared my doubts....Thank you. I will be also grateful to you if kindly make some videos for preparation of alkane by various reduction methods

[@Leah4sci]

Glad I could help! The free videos are what I do as I have time. For more help with this topic, feel free to contact me through my website: leah4sci.com/contact

[@AviatorAriana]

Thank you so much! Practice this in many years never understand it to memorize and this video was amazing! Thank you ❤

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I'm so glad you liked it! You're welcome.

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Another amazing video that makes learning ORGO a rewarding experience. Thank you.

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You did such a wonderful job in explaining all the important functional groups. Thanks a lot :)

[@Leah4sci]

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This video is absolutely phenomenal.

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Amazing video! My favorite was the d in amide for a double bound oxygen. Thank you so much for all of your informational videos, they are an absolute pleasure to watch!

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Glad it was helpful! For even more resources to help you get a jump on the semester, check out my prestudy guide: leah4sci.com/prestudy

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Thank you so much for explaining these . You made the functional groups easy to memorise for me . Thank you once again 🙂 .

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thank you so much i had so much problem with memorizing this groups and their periority.your excellent

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It's a classic! ;) Seriously, glad it helped you!

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I’m in Org Chem now, and while I’m good at keeping up with naming in class, I tend to mix them up when it comes to test time…hoping this video helps me to remember which is which

[@Leah4sci]

I hope it helped!

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Helped. Loved the amide explanation

[@Leah4sci]

Glad to hear that!