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The Tutor guided the Student through various addition reactions of alkenes, including hydrohalogenation, hydration (acid-catalyzed and oxymercuration-demercuration), catalytic hydrogenation, halogenation, and ozonolysis. They practiced identifying reagents and predicting products based on reaction mechanisms and rules like Markovnikov's and anti-Markovnikov's. The session concluded with a plan to continue practicing these concepts with the Student's problem sets.

The student and tutor reviewed and practiced predicting molecular geometry using hybridization and VSEPR theory. They worked through examples like BeCl2, BF3, CH4, NH3, H2O, PCl5, SF6, and SO2, focusing on determining hybridization and geometry. A study plan was established to complete Chapter 8 homework and prepare for an upcoming test.

The tutor and student reviewed key mechanisms and reactions in Organic Chemistry II, including nucleophilic addition to carbonyls, acetal and imine/enamine formation, and Wittig reactions. They discussed general principles for understanding reaction mechanisms and prepared for an upcoming exam by scheduling a session to work through practice problems.

The Student and Tutor thoroughly reviewed various protecting groups used in organic chemistry, including Boc for amines, TBS and BPS for alcohols, benzyl ethers, and acetal formation for diols. They practiced identifying the reagents for protection and deprotection, understanding the conditions required for each, and discussing their selectivity and applications in synthesis. The session concluded with a plan to continue discussing remaining problems in the next class.

The Tutor and Student worked through problems involving the identification of stereogenic centers and the calculation of stereoisomers. They also practiced distinguishing between enantiomers, diastereomers, and identical compounds, applying principles of isomerism and chirality, with a follow-up planned to send detailed notes on confusing examples.

The Student and Tutor discussed preparations for an upcoming organic chemistry exam, covering IUPAC nomenclature, reaction mechanisms (Grignard reagents, organolithium reagents), epoxide synthesis, and IR/NMR spectroscopy. They planned to review reactions and reagents from a previously created list and then practice IR/NMR interpretation. The student has homework problems involving Grignard reagents and epoxide compounds.