The Kavli Foundation Lecture Series (supported by The Kavli Foundation) recognizes groundbreaking discoveries by scientists tackling many of the world’s mounting challenges. The American Chemical ...

The Concepts in Chemistry lecture books were designed with students and instructors in mind. The Concepts in Chemistry lecture books are concise and focused. They are meant to be used both in and out ...

With research, grant writing, and myriad other commitments, chemistry faculty who also have heavy teaching loads may find it tempting to turn to the same lecture notes they’ve been using year after ...

A dilute solution of bromine is added to samples of heptane and cyclohexene. The bromination reactions and mechanisms are compared. UV light splits the bromine molecule into two reactive radicals, ...

Aliphatic aldehydes and reducing sugars will form a yellow-to-red precipitate with Benedict's reagent, causing the blue solution to appear green-to-red. This reaction can be used as a test for such ...