organic chemistry rap about alcohol reactions - see vollhardt textbook for help

music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TY9womdTz8

ucla chem14d help

a project for a class - something fun & creative...it gives a few details about some organic chemistry reactions involving alcohol. the lyrics are on the slides but i will list them below so you dont have to keep pausing it if its too fast. let me know if you guys like it.

thanks

There are four alcohol reactions you should know;
Alkoxides, haloalkanes, alkenes, & ketones;
Okay, don't forget about them crazy aldehydes;
They look just like ketones in a hydrogen disguise;

First one, de-protonate, using a strong base;
To get an alkoxide and H2 gas in its place;
Use a strong base like butyllithium;
Reactivity gets higher with lower substitution;

Or alcohol makes alkyloxonium ions
Especially if you use an acid that is strong
Primary alcohols result in Sn2;
But only when there's a really really good leaving group;
Secondary/Tertiary alcohols result in positively charged carbocations;
Oopsie, my fly's down, let me pull it up;
Now I need a refill of OH up in my red cup;

3rd reaction's carbocation rearrangement;
Products look so different, you would think they got a facelift;
U think u so confused, you think u stuck in the Matrix;
But don't freak out, Garg will help you get your A, kid;
Alkane to alkene, sigma to pi;
After a little studying, don't you worry about this guy;
Up next is our fourth and final one;
Alcohol to make an ester reaction;

Alcohols react with C, double O, H;
This allows esterification to take place;
What else is needed? Some H+;
Get that from a strong inorganic acid;
This process exists in equilibrium;
So, take it forward, then backward, then forward again, son; 
***
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, catch me in CS50;
Sitting 2nd row, learning organic chemistry;
In Monday honors section, the pizza is a plenty;
For his next try, maybe Garg will cater Wendy's;
People get scared now, talking about that final;
Hope it don't hit us like a group of angry rhinos;
Studied information from our brains thru our spinals;
Hey pretty mama, come and study some of my notes
So, so sad that its almost finally over;
But we kept on marching thru the textbook like soldiers;
Now nothings in our path, not even some boulders;
Watch out now boy, cuz the song is such a closer



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