Premed Village

Organic Structure and Stereochemistry

Functional Groups in Organic Chemistry

Alcohols and Ethers

Aldehydes and Ketones

Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives

Organic Phosphorus Compounds

Organic Sulfur Compounds

Conjugation, Resonance and Aromaticity

Alkadienes, allylic systems, and pigments

Aromaticity

Stereochemistry

Conformations of Organic Molecules

Geometric Isomers

Stereoisomerism Involving Chirality

Optical Activity

Enantiomers

Diastereomers

Meso Compounds

Systems of Nomenclature for Chiral Compounds

Cahn-Ingold-Prelog System

Carbohydrate Nomenclature

Fischer Projection Formulas

Racemic Mixtures and the Resolution of Enantiomers

Purdue University - Chirality and Optical Activity

Good introduction to the phenomenon of stereoisomers that differ in orientation around a chiral center.

Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry - Chirality & Symmetry

Topic Resources

Interdisciplinary MCAT Course Videos

Crossword - Functional Groups

Crossword - Stereochemistry

Conceptual Vocabulary

Images for Teachers

figures for classroom presentation

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