Chemistry Songs

Project Overview

These songs were written and performed by students in Dr. Otto Phanstiel's Organic Chemistry I and II Classes, starting in 1999, and still singing.

Awards

Spring 2008

Most like a VH1 video!: Apologize
Best harmony Bond with you
Best use of graphical molecules Grignard
Most likely to stick in your brain Grignard Chemistry of Whatever
Most anticipated to end Hybridization
Best lighting and use of balloons Hydroboration
Most upbeat tune (tie) I want alkynes, Octet Rule Song and Mg Love
Best use of lettered T-shirts and sexual tension I'll make bonds with you
Best backdrop My bonds
Best sunglasses and cutest dog My name is Carbon and Pretty Fly Cause I'm Sodamide
Lab Coat use Organic love
Deepest vocals and dance Organic Song
Marley fav Oxidation
Most freaky detached human hand The carbonyl family
Best original song Rockin' That Alkane
Most interesting use of cutout people Vinegar Symphony-Opus 23
Most disturbing video ever You are my grignard

Spring 2002

Best Song Radical Bromination

Spring 2001

Most Earthquakin, butt-shakin hit Baby Got Bond
Most likely to make it to video Ester Hydrolysis
Best use of attractive people Charge That I Want
Most likely to raise the dead 1st Protonation
Most amazing use of a Pitchfork Ode to Dr. Wittig
2001 Air-Guitar and best use of a Tennis shoe Award All the Reagents
Dr. P's Favorite Ester Hydrolysis (I went out and bought the album!)

Spring 2000

Best Use of Props Stablize It!
Most people coordinated into one group Barnyard Chemistry and Bond Song
Best audience participation IUPAC
Most likely to out-sneer Billy Idol Chain Naming

Fall 1999

Most Ready for VH1 Simply Irreversible
Best Rap Artist Can't Nobody Take My Charge
Best dance routine I Will Survive
Best Use of Organic Chemistry Aspirin Formation
Most Likely to Enolize Alpha Carbon In a Bottle

Spring 1999

Best Lyrics Chemistry of Life and Grignard Reagant
Best Costumes Looking for the Splitz and O'Chem Baby
Best In Class Harmony Naming Your Alkenes and Burn, Burn, Burn
Most Energy Born to Be Stable (. . .ironic isn't it?)
Most likely to be a Music Video Aldol Reaction One More Time
Not Ready for Prime Time Viewing Like an Alpha Carbon
Most Funky O'Chem Baby
Best Voice in a Lead Singer Aivel Astacio (Aldol Reaction One More Time)
Most Hip Song Choice Love Machine

Class Favorites

1st Born to Be Stable
A tie for 2nd Aldol Reaction One More Time and Grignard Reagent
A tie for 3rd Like an Alpha Carbon and O'Chem Baby