Interactive Demo
Functional Group Interactive Demo
Functional Group Interactive Demo is a free, interactive learning demo from the Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach course on Lykke. It helps you build intuition for Functional Groups, Pedagogical Framework, John McMurry. Play with it directly in your browser — it features 6 buttons. This demo lives in the “The Functional Group Approach” section of the course.

How to use this demo
- Use the “Alcohol (-OH) C-O”, “Carbonyl (C=O) C=O”, “Amine (-NH₂) C-N”, “Alkyl Halide (-Cl) C-Cl” buttons to trigger actions or reset the demo.
- Experiment freely — there's nothing to break, and every change is reversible.
What you'll explore
- Functional Groups
- Pedagogical Framework
- John McMurry
Frequently asked questions
What does the Functional Group Interactive Demo demo do?
The Carbon is now an electrophilic center. Functional Group Interactive Demo lets you explore this hands-on instead of only reading about it.
What Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach concept does Functional Group Interactive Demo teach?
Understanding the pedagogical framework used by John McMurry to organize the study of organic chemistry. It focuses on Functional Groups, Pedagogical Framework, John McMurry from the “The Functional Group Approach” section.
What can I control in Functional Group Interactive Demo?
The “Alcohol (-OH) C-O”, “Carbonyl (C=O) C=O”, “Amine (-NH₂) C-N”, “Alkyl Halide (-Cl) C-Cl” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.
How does Functional Group Interactive Demo fit into the Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach course?
This course explores the comprehensive 'Organic Chemistry: A Tenth Edition' by John McMurry, provided through OpenStax. It utilizes a functional group approach to simplify the study of organic molecules, making it suita… This demo is the interactive piece for the “The Functional Group Approach” section. Open the full Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/organic-chemistry-structure-reactivity-and-the-dfe4d7d2-d20d-4121-89b2-9e0e18d26243 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.
What will I understand better after using Functional Group Interactive Demo?
You'll build intuition for Functional Groups, Pedagogical Framework, John McMurry — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach alone.
From the Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach course
This interactive demo is part of the The Functional Group Approach section. Explore the full Organic Chemistry: Structure, Reactivity, and the Functional Group Approach course wiki on Lykke — with notes, flashcards, quizzes and more interactive demos.
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