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The Student and Tutor reviewed redox titrations, focusing on balancing equations for reactions involving potassium permanganate and iron or oxalate using the oxidation number method. They then transitioned to catalysts, discussing heterogeneous and homogeneous types, with examples like the Contact Process and iron-catalyzed reactions, and exploring the concept of absorption in heterogeneous catalysis.

The Tutor and Student reviewed IR spectroscopy, covering characteristic absorption peaks for various functional groups like alcohols, amines, nitriles, and carbonyls. They practiced interpreting spectra to differentiate between primary, secondary, and tertiary amines and identifying the functional group versus fingerprint regions. The Tutor planned to share additional graphs for further observation.

The class covered organic chemistry topics including IUPAC nomenclature, conformational analysis, stereochemistry (chirality, R/S configuration, enantiomers, diastereomers, meso compounds), and isomerism. The student practiced naming compounds, analyzing conformations, and determining stereochemical relationships, with plans to cover IR spectroscopy in a future session.

The Tutor and Student reviewed the definitions and theories of acids and bases, focusing on Arrhenius and Brønsted-Lowry concepts, conjugate pairs, and the strength of acids and bases relative to their conjugates. They also explored the quantitative measures of acidity (Ka, pKa) and introduced the pH scale derived from the ionic product of water, with plans to work on practice problems for calculating pH.

The tutor and student reviewed condensation polymers, focusing on the formation, examples (polyamides like nylon and Kevlar, polyesters like Terylene, and polypeptides), and the mechanism of hydrolysis. They also briefly discussed the uses of condensation polymers and planned to cover more questions and uses in the next session.

The Student and Tutor reviewed concepts in organic chemistry, including chirality, meso compounds, R/S configurations, stereoisomers, and enantiomeric excess. They also discussed reaction mechanisms, bond cleavage, enthalpy changes, and types of reactions (substitution, addition, elimination). The session involved problem-solving and conceptual explanations to aid the Student's understanding of these topics.