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Both small and large versions of each movie are available.  The PC versions are self extracting zip files which should be run after the download is complete.  The Macintosh versions are self extracting archive files.

Download Mechanism Movies

Movie Name

File Size (572x428)

File Size (300x245)

Windows

Macintosh

Windows

Macintosh

Chlorination of Methane 1.14 MB

712 KB

360 KB 265KB
Dehydration of an Alcohol 4.65 MB 4.20 MB 1.1 MB 850 KB
E2 Reaction 1.77 MB 1.46 MB 457 KB 335 KB
SN2 Reaction 2.29 MB 1.40 MB 702 KB 538 KB
E1 Reaction 2.08 MB 1.84 MB 560 KB 448 KB
SN1 Reaction 6.65 MB 5.67 MB

1.63 MB

1.15 MB
Bromination of an Alkene 2.15 MB 1.44 MB 588 KB 429 KB
Catalytic Hydrogenation of an Alkene 2.76 MB 2.45 MB 965 KB 622 KB
Addition of HX to an Alkene 1.96 MB 1.66 MB 597 KB 469 KB
Aromatic electrophilli substitution (Bromination of Benzene) 4.2 MB 1.87 MB 1.03 MB 740 KB
Carbonyl addition (addition of cyanide to an aldehyde) 2.61 MB 1.70 MB 766 KB 557 KB
Nucleophilic acyl substitution (acid chloried with amonia) 3.77 MB 3.11 MB 1.04 MB 743 KB