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.

"Just Know Malonic"

Megan Fedullo, Billy Halpin, Miriam VanderMey, Lisa Bowman, Bianca Hillers, Ramon Guitierrez, Johnny Nguyen

Song: "Under the Sea"

Artist: Disney's The Little Mermaid

Organic is always better
When you know just what it takes
You dream about getting that A
But that is a big mistake
Just look at the kids around you
Right here in the classroom floor
All them want to go to med school
How will you pass this class?

Just know malonic
Just know malonic
There are only a few
Things to remember
Take it from me
All you do is attack the alpha
And then give the "-" to C
Next is alkylatin'
Then H30+
And then add some heat

Start with a malonic ester
And make sure you match your base
You must attack the alpha
At this carbon then alkylate
But you still got alpha proton
Once more, remove then alkylate
Then H3O+ forms diacid
And then just add a "lil" heat

Just know malonic
There are only a few
Things to remember
Take it from me
All you do is attack the alpha
And then give the "-" to C
Next is alkylatin'
Then H30+
And then add some heat
Bye CO2! Bye CO2!

There are only a few things to remember
Take it from me
Start with a malonic ester
And you're on your way for sure
We'll be generatin'
Lotsa enolate ions
Just know the malonic