The course covers the fundamental principles of organic chemistry, with a focus on reactivity and synthesis. Topics include chemical bonding, molecular structure and properties, stereochemistry, an overview of organic reaction mechanisms, reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, and the structure, synthesis, and reactivity of alkenes, alkynes, and alkyl halides. The course further explores nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions, structure determination using mass spectrometry, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, aromaticity, and electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.
Concurrent enrollment in CHM 235L is required.
Prerequisites
CHM 152 with a grade of “C” or higher
1. Draw valid atomic and molecular structures, explain chemical bonding, and apply acid-base chemistry principles in problem-solving.
2. Draw valid structures and predict both physical and chemical properties of organic molecules.
3. Draw the structures of simple alkanes and identify their stereochemical configurations.
4. Utilize three-dimensional molecular structures to distinguish between molecules exhibiting subtle stereochemical differences.
5. Apply principles of kinetics and thermodynamics to explain reaction mechanisms.
6. Describe physical properties, predict fundamental reactions, and analyze synthetic methods of alkenes.
7. Predict mechanisms of reactions involving alkenes.
8. Describe physical properties, synthetic methods, and reactions of alkynes.
9. Determine structures of organic compounds using Infrared (IR) Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy, and Mass Spectrometry (MS).
10. Describe unique properties of conjugated systems and the analytical methods used to detect them, such as ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy.
11. Describe physical properties, synthetic methods, and reactions of aromatic compounds.