--- title: Organic Chemistry description: Organic chemistry explores the structure, properties, composition, and reactions of carbon-containing compounds. Learners will understand reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, and synthesis strategies essential for applications in pharmaceuticals, plastics, and biochemistry. category: sciences subcategory: chemistry difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/organic-chemistry --- # Organic Chemistry Organic chemistry explores the structure, properties, composition, and reactions of carbon-containing compounds. Learners will understand reaction mechanisms, stereochemistry, and synthesis strategies essential for applications in pharmaceuticals, plastics, and biochemistry. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 4 Courses • 3 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Chem LibreTexts Organic Chemistry A university-maintained open textbook library covering structure, bonding, stereochemistry, spectroscopy, and reaction mechanisms, with worked problems. Use it to look up a specific reaction or mechanism, or to read a full course sequence free. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Organic_Chemistry **Tags:** organic-chemistry, open-textbook, reaction-mechanisms, spectroscopy, reference ### 2. organic-chemistry.org Organic-chemistry.org is an educational resource offering clear explanations of organic chemistry concepts, reaction mechanisms, and synthetic methods, with tutorials, named reactions, reagent guides, and practice problems to aid student learning. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://organic-chemistry.org **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ### 3. masterorganicchemistry.com MasterOrganicChemistry.com is a free online study resource offering clear, step-by-step explanations of organic chemistry concepts, reaction mechanisms, and named reactions. It includes tutorials, practice problems, and study guides to help students master the material. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://masterorganicchemistry.com **Tags:** websites, science-research, chemistry ## Courses ### 1. Organic Chemistry Master organic chemistry! Learn the structure, properties, and reactions of organic molecules with this free Khan Academy course. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.khanacademy.org/science/organic-chemistry **Tags:** organic-chemistry, reaction-mechanisms, nomenclature, spectroscopy, video-lessons ### 2. Principles of Chemical Science (MIT 5.111SC) **Author:** Catherine Drennan Atomic and molecular electronic structure, periodic trends, bonding and molecular shape, thermodynamics, acid-base and redox equilibria, chemical kinetics and catalysis, assuming only high school chemistry. Includes 46 lecture videos, lecture notes, and problem sets and exams with solutions. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/5-111sc-principles-of-chemical-science-fall-2014/ **Tags:** general-chemistry, atomic-structure, chemical-bonding, thermodynamics, chemical-kinetics ### 3. Cosmic Origin of the Chemical Elements (MIT RES.8-007) **Author:** Anna Frebel Twelve short lecture videos, about 1.4 hours in total, on where the elements came from: light nuclei made in the Big Bang, fusion in stars, supernova nucleosynthesis, and how spectra of the oldest stars record the universe's chemical enrichment. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-8-007-cosmic-origin-of-the-chemical-elements-fall-2019/ **Tags:** nucleosynthesis, stellar-evolution, supernovae, big-bang, stellar-spectroscopy ### 4. General Biochemistry (MIT 7.05) **Author:** Michael Yaffe, Matthew Vander Heiden Biochemistry of cells and tissues with a focus on metabolism: enzymology, and the metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and amino acids and its regulation. Includes 15 lecture videos and problem sets and exams with solutions; the first half runs separately as MITx 7.05x. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/7-05-general-biochemistry-spring-2020/ **Tags:** biochemistry, metabolism, metabolic-regulation, enzymology, bioenergetics ## Books ### 1. Organic Chemistry as a Second Language **Author:** David R. Klein Supplement to a standard organic chemistry course, focusing on the reasoning skills students usually miss: drawing resonance structures, assigning stereochemistry, and pushing arrows through mechanisms. Worked step-by-step so readers can reproduce the logic on exams. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470129298?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, science-research, natural-science ### 2. Advanced Organic Chemistry **Author:** Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg Part B of the graduate Carey and Sundberg text, covering reactions and synthesis: functional group transformations, organometallic reagents, carbon-carbon bond formation, and multistep strategy. Prepares readers to follow primary synthesis literature and plan routes. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0306462451?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, science-research, chemistry ### 3. Organic **Author:** John E. McMurry A standard undergraduate textbook organized by functional group, building from bonding and stereochemistry through substitution, addition, carbonyl, and aromatic chemistry. This 1992 Brooks/Cole edition is dated; readers should check for a current edition. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0534162185?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, science-research, chemistry ### 4. Mechanisms **Author:** Robert B. Grossman A short problem-driven guide to drawing organic reaction mechanisms, sorted by mechanism type: polar, pericyclic, free-radical, and transition-metal. Working through it builds the habit of proposing a plausible mechanism for an unfamiliar reaction. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0387954686?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, science-research, chemistry --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/organic-chemistry