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Audio and video podcasts from undergraduate lecture courses given in the Chemistry Department. The audio materials are annotated as "enhanced" Podcasts with full lecture notes, handouts, and linked to rotatable/and or animated 3D models (of molecules, their vibrations, and their molecular orbital…

Henry Rzepa (Editor) + other members of the chemistry department


    • Feb 21, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 112 EPISODES


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    Molecular modelling, 2012, Lecture 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2012 41:03


    Two case studies involving the principles of stereochemical design

    Conformational analysis, 2012, Lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2012 42:14


    Cyclo-octane, trans-cyclo-octene, and atripisomerism. Caroyophyllene and biphenyls.

    Molecular modelling, 2012, Lecture 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2012 50:39


    Transition state modelling; reaction coordinates and aromatic electrophilic substitution. Pyridine, concerted vs Wheland intermediates. The Diels Alder reaction in a cavity.

    Molecular modelling, 2012, Lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 47:06


    The analysis of wave functions, including molecular orbitals, electrostatic potentials, QTAIM critical points, and the NCI method.

    Molecular modelling, 2012, Lecture 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 49:45


    Overview of quantum mechanical methods, the Hamiltonian, the best set and extrapolative methods.

    Molecular modelling, 2012, Lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 44:31


    The mechanics force field, how it is used to optimize molecular geometries, and a case study.

    Molecular modelling, 2012, Lecture2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2012 50:01


    The techniques of molecular visualisation, and the sources of coordinates.

    Conformational analysis, 2012, Lecture 4.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2012 48:43


    Conformational analysis of 3,4,5 and 6-membered rings.

    Molecular modelling, 2012, lecture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2012 41:34


    General aspects of molecular modelling, including scales, coordinates, properties and reactivity.

    Conformational analysis, 2012, Lecture 3.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2012 44:56


    The conformational preferences of alikeness, aldehydes, ketones, esters and amides.

    Conformational analysis, 2012. Lecture 2.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2012 37:25


    The factors responsible for the conformation of alkanes and heterosubstituted alkanes.

    Conformational analysis, 2012. Lecture 1.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2012 46:34


    Historical background to conformational analysis, and Barton's contributions. The stereo electronic theory of conformational analysis.

    Pericyclic reactions, 2012, lecture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2012 48:07


    Hiostorical preamble, characteristic properties and examples of the major types of pericyclic reactions

    Pericyclic reactions, 2012, lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2012 45:39


    Examples of sigma tropic reactions, illustrating the equivalence between inversion and antarafacial modes.

    Pericyclic reactions, 2012, lecture 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2012 46:24


    Examples of pericyclic additions and eliminations, with two joined up case studies.

    Pericyclic reactions, 2012, lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2012 44:26


    A number of examples of electrocyclic pericyclic reactions.

    Pericyclic reactions, 2012, lecture 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2012 51:46


    The theory of orbital symmetry, with selection rules derived from transition state aromaticity

    Conformational analysis, 2011, lecture 6

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2011 44:33


    Cyclo-octane, trans cyclo-octene, how to resolve it into configurational isomers, and atropisomerism in caryophyllene. Restricted rotation in biphenyls.

    Conformational analysis, 2011: lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2011 43:14


    Conformational analysis of rings, and sugars.

    Conformational analysis, 2011: lecture 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2011 50:12


    Analysis of cyclopropane, cyclobutane, cyclopentane and cyclohexane, including ring-locking with large groups and anti-periplanar relationships of substituents.

    Conformational analysis, 2011: lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2011 41:14


    Conformational analysis of alkyl substituted alkenes, aldehydes, ketones, esters and amides.

    Conformational analysis, 2011: lecture 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2011 46:37


    The conformations of alkanes, including butane, from the perspective of the three controlling influences in conformations.

    Conformational analysis, 2011: lecture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2011 45:13


    The relevance of conformational analysis, definitions and introduction to the theory.

    Organic molecular modelling, 2011: lecture 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 49:20


    Case study 8, enol borinates in sterespecific C-C bond formation. The asymmetric Strecker reaction.

    Organic molecular modelling, 2011: lecture 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 44:21


    Case study 2 revisited: NBO orbitals. Case study 1 revisited: why DNA has the helicity it has

    Organic molecular modelling, 2011: lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 49:04


    Case study 6, aromatic electrophilic chemistry, Quantum topology

    Organic molecular modelling, 2011: lecture 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 45:33


    Relative stability of carbonium ions, the dimerisation of the Pirkle reagent, the Diels-alder reaction inside a cavity, molecular tennis balls

    Organic molecular modelling, 2011: lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 48:35


    Introduction to molecular mechanics, force fields, and geometry optimisation

    Organic molecular modelling, 2011: lecture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2011 37:23


    Introduction to molecular modelling

    Pericyclic reactions, 2011, lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2011 44:09


    Examples of sigmatropic rearrangements, including [1,5] hydrogen shifts and [3,3] Cope.

    Pericyclic reactions, 2011, lecture 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2011 44:00


    Examples of cycloaddition reations, with two synoptic reactions illustrating both electrocyclic and cycloaddition reactions

    Pericyclic reactions, 2011, lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2011 49:37


    A succinct summary of the pericyclic selection rules and examples of electrocyclic reactions

    Pericyclic reactions, 2011, lecture 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2011 47:05


    The orbital correlation diagram for cyclobutene/butadiene, and aromaticity.

    Pericyclic reactions, 2011, lecture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2011 44:30


    Historical background, definition and set of categories

    Chemical IT-4 2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2010 36:08


    An exploration of chemical searching in three dimensions.

    Chemical IT-3 2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2010 45:34


    Properties searches using Reaxys (Beilstein) and spectral searches. 2D Structure searches using ChemSpider.

    Chemical IT-2 2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2010 45:20


    A demonstration of the use of Office 2007/EndNote X4 and Mendeley. Use of Web-of-Science for bibliographic searches.

    Chemical IT-1 2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2010 44:38


    Managing your computer desktop, accessing course notes and citing scientific journals

    Email and IT@www.ch.imperial.ac.uk-2010

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2010 38:55


    An overview of information sources for chemists at Imperial College, 2010-2011

    Conformational analysis 2010 5

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2010 35:15


    The phenomenon of atropisomeris, and restricted rotation in biphenyls

    Conformational analysis 2010 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2010 41:07


    The conformation of cyclohexane and substituted cyclohexanes, including conformational locking. Trans-decalines, and anti-periplanar relationships, leading to steroids

    Conformational analysis 2010 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2010 37:36


    The conformation of amides, cyclopropane, cyclubutanes, cyclopentanes and cyclohexanes.

    Conformational analysis 2010 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2010 44:59


    The Gauche effect and its origins, dealing with heterosubstituted alkanes, alkenes, aldehydes, ketones and esters

    Conformational analysis 2010 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2010 48:03


    A lecture covering the early history of and definitions in coformational analysis and introduction of the basic theoretical underpinnings of the topic.

    Organic Molecular Modelling 2010: Lecture 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2010 51:17


    Two case studies in modelling stereochemistry

    Pericyclic reactions 2010 Lecture 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2010 42:44


    Examples of sigmatropic rearrangements

    Pericyclic reactions 2010 Lecture 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2010 44:28


    Examples of cycloaddition reactions

    Pericyclic reactions 2010 Lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2010 42:22


    Examples of electrocyclic reactions

    Pericyclic reactions 2010 Lecture 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2010 60:05


    The conversation of orbital symmetry and the aromaticity of pericyclic transition states

    Organic Molecular Modelling 2010: Lecture 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2010 50:42


    Mpolecular mechanics. The basic equations and case studies.

    Pericyclic reactions 2010 Lecture 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2010 43:59


    Introduction to pericyclic reactions, with examples of four principle categories, electrocyclic, cycloaddition, sigmatropic and end.

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