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I'm bringing nerdy back
Organic chem is where it's at
I think it's sexy when you can attack
Electrophilic carbons from the back
Hey alkane
You see this Mg here
it will solvate
In Et 2 O causing it to mate
Makes a nucleophile; it's so great
Nucleophile
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
Comes to attack
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
Carbonyl
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
e's fall back
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
From the bond to oxygen
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
Minus charge befalls
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
Oxygen deprotonates
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
Makes an alcohol
(go 'head, Grignard with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
Get your o-chem on!
I'm bringing nerdy back
Organic chem is where it's at
I think it's sexy every time you add
in two step actions that are back-to-back
Hey borane
You see this alkene; watch for steric strain
Anti-Markovnikov will be the main
way OH and hydrogen will be gained
Take alkene
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
And add BH3
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
In THF
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
4-way, see?
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
Let me see it done two more times
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
Trialkylborane
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
Now oxidize
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
It's syn arranged!
(go 'head, go hydrate it)
Get your o-chem on!
(go 'head, be one with it)
[more gratuitous dancing]
[fanservice]
14D!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
In CS 50!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
14D!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
Garg's a G!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
14D!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
Don't give us a D!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
14D!
(go 'head, be Garg with it)
We need our degrees!