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The class focused on reviewing alkyne reactions including acid-catalyzed hydration, ozonolysis, and alkylation. The Tutor and Student also delved into the properties, classification, nomenclature, and acidity of alcohols and phenols, as well as methods for preparing alcohols. They planned to cover alkanes and cycloalkanes in the next session.

The tutor and student reviewed concepts of linear equations applied to chemical kinetics, specifically calculating activation energy from gradient data. They then delved into enzyme kinetics, discussing the Michaelis-Menten model, enzyme saturation, and the distinction between first-order and zero-order reaction rates based on substrate concentration. Follow-up topics for the next session include thermodynamics and redox equations.

The student and tutor covered fundamental definitions of acids and bases, including the Arrhenius and Brønsted-Lowry theories. They discussed properties like pH and litmus paper reactions, and practiced identifying a Brønsted-Lowry base through a specific example. The session concluded with a discussion of the learning platform's features and future class plans.

The student and tutor worked through various organic chemistry problems, covering Diels-Alder reactions, E2 eliminations, conformer analysis of cyclic systems using A-values, and the application of protecting groups for alcohols and amines. They practiced drawing reaction mechanisms, predicting stereochemistry, determining stable conformers, and selecting appropriate reagents for protection and deprotection.

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.