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"Demonstrations in Organic Chemistry" is a videodisc designed to provide visual examples of the chemistry of carbon compounds. These demonstrations are intended to increase student interest and learning by seeing chemical phenomena before analyzing them at the molecular level.

This video is now included in Chemistry Comes Alive! Volume 5.

Reaction of I₂ with alpha-pinene. Click play to view QuickTime video. (688 KB)

Gary Trammell
Sangamon State University, Springfield, IL 62794-92493

• Chapter 1. Methane: Combustion of Methane Balloons; Combustion of Methane in a Bunsen Burner; Methane Molecular Models.

• Chapter 2. Conformation of Alkanes and Cycloalkanes: Ethane; Butane; Cyclopropane; Cyclobutane; Cyclopentane; Cyclohexane.

• Chapter 3. Relationship of Structure to Boiling Point of Alkanes: Boiling Point of a Homologous Series; Models of Straight Chain Alkanes; Boiling Points of Hexane Isomers; Models of Hexane Isomers.

• Chapter 4. Bromination of Alkanes: Light Initiated Bromination of Pentane; Bromination of Hexane Isomers; Bromination of Alkyl Benzenes.

• Chapter 5. Oxidation of Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alcohols: Permanganate Oxidation of Cyclohexane, Cyclohexene, and Cyclohexanol; Reaction of Permanganate with Cyclohexane and Cyclohexene; Chromic Acid Oxidation of Cyclohexane, Cyclohexene, and Cyclohexanol; Models of Alkenes.

• Chapter 6. Addition Reactions of Alkenes: Diels-Alder Reaction of Tetracyanoethylene and Anthracene; Chemiluminescence; Addition of Oxygen to Tetrakis(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylene; Addition of Iodine to alpha-pinene.

• Chapter 7. Acetylene--Preparation and Reactions: Preparation and Combustion of Acetylene; Spontaneous Combustion of Acetylene in Chlorine; Molecular Model of Acetylene.

• Chapter 8. Aromatic Compounds: Molecular Model of Benzene; Bromination of Cyclohexane, Cyclohexene, and Benzene; Reaction of Bromine with Benzene, Phenol, and Toluene; Electron Density of Aromatic Rings--Effect of Electron Donating and Electron Withdrawing Groups; Electron Density of Benzene Rings; Effect of Methyl Groups; Chlorination of Methyl Benzenes; Benzene Model.

• Chapter 9. Chirality: Chiral and Achiral Objects; R- and S- Configurations; Glyceraldehyde and the Fischer Projection; Polarized Light and Organic Molecules.

• Chapter 10. Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions: Solvolysis of i-Propyl versus t-Butyl Bromides--Relative Rate of a 2-degree versus 3-degree Halide; Solvolysis of t-Butyl Chloride and t-Butyl Bromide--Effect of the Leaving Group; Reaction of Sodium Iodide with Bromobutane Isomers; Solvolysis of Bromobutane Isomers; Reaction of Silver Nitrate with Bromobutane Isomers; Solvolysis of t-Butyl Bromide--Effect of Solvent Polarity.

• Chapter 11. Alcohols: Oxidation of Alcohols with Chromic Acid; Oxidation of Glycerine with Solid Potassium Permanganate; Lucas Test for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Alcohols; Reaction of Sodium with a Homologous Series of Alcohols.

• Chapter 12. Aldehydes and Ketones: Patriotic colors; Addition of Bisulfite to Cyclohexanone; 2,4-Dinitrophenylhydrazine Test for Carbonyl compounds; Iodoform Test for Methyl Ketones; Silver Mirror--Tollens Test for Aldehydes; Oxidation of Ascorbic Acid; Aldol Condensation Reactions.

• Chapter 13. Phenols and Quinones: Decolorization of Crystal Violet; Nitration of Acetaminophen; Ferric Chloride Test for Phenols; Extraction of Dicholorindophenol; Oxidation of Phenols with Sodium Periodate; Crown Ether Catalyzed Oxidation of 2,5-Di-t-butyl-p-cresol; Nucleophilic Addition to Quinones; Chameleon Emulsion.

• Chapter 14. Aniline and Its Derivatives: pH of Aqueous Ammonia, Cyclohexylamine, and Aniline; Iodination of Aniline.

• Chapter 15. Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives: Conductivity of Carboxylic Acid Solutions; pH of Acetic Acid Derivatives; Hydrophobic Effect; Acetic Acid/Sodium Acetate Buffer.

• Chapter 16. Carbohydrates: Dehydration of Sucrose with Sulfuric Acid; Benedict's Test for Reducing Sugars; Blue Bottle; Oxidation of Sucrose with Potassium Chlorate; Osazone Formation.

• Chapter 17. Proteins: Effect of pH on the Solubility of Casein.

• Chapter 18. Dyes:Thin Layer Chromatography of Dyes; Multifabric Dyes; Effect of pH on Tartrazine Dyeing; Dyeing with Indigo.

• Chapter 19. Polymers: Formeldehyde Copolymers; Water Absorbent Polymers; Synthesis of Nylon (6,6)-Nylon Rope; High and Low Density Polyethylene; Combustion of Polyethylene and Polystyrene; Synthesis and Properties of Polystyrene; Thermoplastic Polymers; Beilstein Test for Polyvinylchloride; Preparation of Methyl Methacrylate.