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The session covered coordination chemistry, including coordination number, geometry, and ligand types, followed by a discussion of acid-base chemistry, pH, Kw, Ka, Kb, and titration curves. The student practiced determining coordination numbers and geometries for various complexes and reviewed the definitions of acids and bases, as well as their relative strengths. The tutor will provide a list of strong and weak ligands and example problems on buffers for the next session.

The session covered E2 elimination reactions, including Zaitsev's rule, Hoffman products, and the importance of anti-periplanar conformation in Newman projections. The student practiced problems involving predicting major and minor products and drawing Newman projections. The tutor suggested a review of both substitution and elimination reactions in preparation for upcoming quizzes.

The session focused on ionic and covalent compounds, including the formation of aluminum chloride and calcium chloride. The Student learned about polyatomic ions and practiced naming ionic compounds containing them. The session concluded with an introduction to polar covalent bonds, electronegativity, and dipole-dipole forces, including hydrogen bonding. The next session will be scheduled for January 14th.

The Student and Tutor worked on identifying enantiomers, diastereomers, and meso compounds in cyclic molecules. The Student practiced assigning R/S configurations to chiral centers and determining stereoisomeric relationships. They identified all possible stereoisomers for given compounds and labeled them appropriately, with a planned break until the next session on January 13th.

The student and tutor practiced stoichiometry problems, including mole calculations, balancing equations, and limiting reagents. The student worked through several examples to solidify understanding of these concepts. The next session's topic will be determined by the student and communicated to the tutor.

The Student reviewed SN2 reactions, resonance effects (+R and -R), and Grignard reactions. The Student practiced drawing reaction mechanisms and resonance structures, identifying products, and applying concepts to specific examples. The next session is scheduled to continue reviewing organic chemistry topics in preparation for the exam.