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The Student and Tutor reviewed intermolecular forces including London dispersion forces, dipole-dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding and ion-dipole interactions. They then began an introduction to acids and bases, covering basic definitions, neutralization reactions, and types of acids. The Student will share their syllabus for future lesson planning and practice materials.

The session involved the Student working through a practice sheet focused on identifying chiral centers and stereochemistry. The Student and Tutor discussed the student's progress on the sheet and clarified rules for identifying chiral centers. The Student was assigned to finish the practice sheet and send it in for review, and the next session will cover Newman projections and cyclic compounds.

The Student practiced assigning R and S configurations to molecules with one and two chiral centers. The Student made errors in determining priorities and functional groups, which impacted the configuration assignments. The session concluded with an introduction to enantiomers and diastereomers and a plan to review IUPAC nomenclature in the next class. A practice sheet with challenging examples will be provided.

The session focused on reviewing previously learned concepts in stereochemistry, particularly assigning R/S configurations and converting between 3D structures and Newman projections. The Student practiced these skills through example problems, receiving feedback and corrections from the Tutor. The plan is to have an extended practice session to reinforce these concepts, along with notes being provided by the Tutor.

The session covered Fisher projections and R/S nomenclature, with a focus on molecules containing multiple chiral centers. The student practiced converting structures to Fisher projections and assigning R/S configurations. The Tutor assigned a worksheet for further practice and plans to cover meso compounds, enantiomers, diastereomers, and stereochemistry in cyclic compounds.

The Student and Tutor covered how to draw Fisher projections from 3D representations of chiral molecules, including molecules with single and multiple chiral centers. The Student practiced converting different molecules and received feedback on their accuracy. Further practice and learning about rotating Fisher projections when hydrogen is on the normal line was scheduled for the next class.