Successful completion of CHE 270 Organic Chemistry I

Concurrently with CHE 285 Organic Chemistry Lab

Competencies

1.  Identify correct structures of organic compounds and their significant features.

2.  Use organic nomenclature correctly.

3.   Describe the effect of chemical structure on physical properties and chemical reactivity.

4.    Identify common classes of organic reactions and the factors that influence them.

5.    Describe mechanisms of common organic reactions and apply the reactions to organic synthesis.

Outline    

I.  Conjugated Compounds

A.  Structure and nomenclature

B.  Physical and chemical properties

C.  Preparations

D.  Reactions

II.  Arenes and Aromaticity

A.  Structure and stability of benzene

B.  Criteria for aromaticity

C.  Heterocycles and other aromatic species

D.  Nomenclature

E.  Spectroscopy

III.  Reactions of Benzene and Arenes

A.  Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions

B.  Reactivity and orientation in electrophilic aromatic substitution

C.  Other reactions of arenes

IV.  Alcohols and Phenols

A.  Structure and nomenclature

B.  Physical and chemical properties

C.  Preparations

D.  Reactions

E.  Spectroscopy

F.  Syntheses using alcohols and phenols

V.  Ethers, Epoxides, Thiols, and Sulfides

A.  Structure and properties

B.  Nomenclature

C.  Preparations

D.  Spectroscopy

E.  Reactions

F.  Syntheses using ethers, epoxides, thiols, and sulfides

VI.  Carbonyl Chemistry I:  Aldehydes and Ketones

A.  Structure and properties

B.  Nomenclature

C.  Preparations

D.  Reactions

E.  Spectroscopy

F.  Syntheses using aldehydes and ketones

VII.  Carboxylic Acids and Nitriles

A.  Structure and properties

B.  Nomenclature

C.  Preparations

D.  Reactions

E.  Spectroscopy

F.  Syntheses using carboxylic acids and nitriles

VIII.  Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

A.  Structure and properties

B.  Nomenclature

C.  Preparations

D.  Reactions

E.  Spectroscopy

F.  Syntheses using carboxylic acid derivatives

IX.  Carbonyl Chemistry II

A.  Alpha-substitution reactions and syntheses

B.  Carbonyl condensation reactions and syntheses

X.  Amines

A.  Structure and properties

B.  Nomenclature

C.  Preparations

D.  Reactions

E.  Spectroscopy

F.  Syntheses using amines

XI.  Polymer Chemistry

             A.  Structure and properties of polymers

             B.  Chain-growth polymerization

             C.  Step-growth polymerization

             D.  Applications of polymers

XII.  Biomolecules and Metabolic Pathways

 A.  Classes of biomolecules, nomenclature, and reactions