3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Lower Division
A comprehensive study of the chemical principles underlying aliphatic and aromatic compounds. The syntheses and reactions of these materials are discussed. Modern theory and stereochemistry are stressed to illustrate the logic inherent in the subject matter and to demonstrate the predictability of many chemical transformations. Recommended for students majoring in chemistry.
Learning Outcomes1Draw the structures (geometries and structures) of carbon-based molecules) using acceptable representations and identify common classes of organic compounds.
2Draw and recognize resonance forms of a structure (resonance structures) and assess their importance.
3Determine the name of organic compounds by using the IUPAC naming system. Predict the structure when given the name. Recognize its common name.
4Recognize the 3-dimensional shapes of molecules, as determined by structural conformation and stereochemistry.
5Use mass spectrometry and IR and NMR spectroscopy to determine the structures of organic molecules.
6Describe chemical processes with energy diagrams, and apply thermodynamics and kinetics toward understanding reactions and mechanisms.
7Compare the differences between substitution (SN 1, SN2) and elimination (E1,E2) reactions.
8Describe the important reactions of alkenes and alkynes and the mechanisms by which they occur.
Prerequisites
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