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.

"Organic Boy and the Chirality Dance"

Lisa Kipersztok, Candice Holden, Christine McMahon, Michael Heiland, Richard Day, Ryan Nicholas

Song: "Crank Dat Soulja Boy"

Artist: Soulja Boy

(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
Organic Chem Tell 'em
I got this new dance for y'all called the chirality dance
Brought to you by Organic Boi, Fab Fluoro, the Twisted Cheerleader, and Mrs. Chlorine
Aaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Chirality, now watch me roll
Is it chiral? I don't know?
Does it have four different groups?
If yes, then yes, and now you know.
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
It's Chiral!
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
It's Chiral!
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
It's Chiral!
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
(Repeat)

Enantiomers now watch me go.
Mirror that and there you go
Some bonds mirrored, some bonds not?
Diasterio-isomer will neva stop
Chirality, where to start?
Start it at the centers man.
Number constituents by theyz weight
Now stick yo hand out and crank dat thang now.
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
I'm numbering these substituanz
And if they is a tie then I branch out on dem substituanz
You catch me at yo local party checkin chirality on everything
Haters gettin' mad cuz they spinnin' hands da wrong way

Chirality, now watch me roll
Is it chiral? I don't know?
Does it have four different groups?
If yes, then yes, and now you know.
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
It's Chiral!
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
It's Chiral!
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
It's Chiral!
(Fluuuuuuuuuoro)
(Repeat)

You lookin' for the number four
Look for the hydrogen then, yo
Any more questions?
Come to the Office Hours of Ottooooooo
Haters wanna be me Organic Boy I'm the man
Don't be lookin at me like you don't understand
Man, watch me do it, watch me do it,
Man, there's nothin to it, nothing to it
One, get four in the back
Now, turn yo hand from one to three
Now, was it yo righty or lefty?
Man that problem was easy.