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The Student and Tutor reviewed resonance structures and then delved into Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases, including conjugate acid-base pairs. They discussed factors determining acid strength by analyzing conjugate base stability and introduced the inductive effect. Future sessions will cover substitution and elimination reactions, stereoisomerism, and quantitative acid-base analysis.

The Tutor and Student reviewed several chemistry topics including electron configurations, empirical and molecular formulas, percentage composition, types of chemical reactions, balancing chemical equations, and nomenclature. The Student practiced calculating empirical and molecular formulas, balancing equations, and identifying reaction types. They plan to cover bonding and Lewis structures in the next session.

The class focused on the principles of chair conformations in organic chemistry, including identifying axial and equatorial positions, drawing different conformations, and determining the lowest energy state. The student practiced applying these concepts to various substituted cyclohexane derivatives and learned the process of chair flipping. The next session is scheduled to continue this topic and address further complex structures.

The Tutor and Student reviewed Williamson ether synthesis, focusing on the use of alkoxides and the limitations of tertiary alkyl halides. They then moved on to epoxide ring formation using peracids, discussing the concerted mechanism and a shortcut method for predicting products. Finally, they started discussing ring opening reactions of epoxides under acidic and basic conditions and planned to continue in the next session.

The Tutor and Student reviewed the mechanism of chymotrypsin and the process of digestion, starting with the mouth, stomach, and small intestine. They covered enzymatic breakdown of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats, and discussed the roles of hormones like secretin and CCK. The next session will continue with carbohydrate-related topics.

The Student and Tutor reviewed the fundamental concepts of oxidation and reduction, including definitions based on oxygen/hydrogen addition and electron transfer. They practiced calculating oxidation numbers in organic compounds and learned rules for ranking oxidation states. The session also covered reaction mechanisms (acid-catalyzed and base-catalyzed enol-ketone interconversion) and functional group identification, with plans to revisit homework problems in the next class.