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A successful student in Chemistry 8 should be able to:
- use bonding theories to explain structures and structural features of
organic compounds
- use intermolecular forces to predict and explain the relative boiling
points, melting points and water solubilities of organic compounds
- name simple organic compounds using the IUPAC system of nomenclature
- apply resonance theory to organic compounds
- apply acid-base theories to organic compounds
- predict and draw the possible conformations of alicyclic and cyclic
organic compounds
- predict if a given organic structure is chiral and optically active
- determine the stereochemical relationship between pairs of compounds
- predict the influence a change in structure will have on an organic
reaction
- predict and explain the products of reactions involving organic
compounds
- predict if a substitution reaction is occuring by the SN1 or SN2
mechanism
- predict if an elimination reaction is occurring by the E1 or E2
mechanism
- write a logical mechanism for an organic reaction
- predict if a structure is aromtic
- apply the principles of organic chemistry to biomolecules such as
carbohydrates and proteins
- demonstrate an understanding of theoretical ideas in organic chemistry
by application of these concepts to performed experiments
- learn appropriate laboratory skills germane to organic chemistry,
including crystallization, extraction, distillation, chromatography
and spectroscopic methods
- understand the theory behind crystallization, extraction,
distillation, chromatography and spectroscopic methods
- operate the infrared spectrophotometer
- analyze infrared spectra
- operate a gas chromatograph
- analyze a gas chromatogram
- effectively communicate observations and subsequent conclusions by
means of written laboratory reports
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LECTURE MATERIAL
1. Bonding and structure of organic compounds
2. Acid-base chemistry
3. Organic reactions
4. Alkanes and cycloalkanes
5. Stereochemistry
6. Alkenes
7. Alkynes
8. Alcohols, ethers and sulfur compounds
9. Aldehydes and ketones
10. Carbohydrates
11. Carboxylic acids
12. Derivatives of carboxylic acids
13. Amines
14. Polypeptides and Proteins
LABORATORY MATERIAL
1. Crystallization
2. Melting point determinations
3. Infrared spectroscopy
4. Simple distillation
5. Gas chromatography
6. Liquid-liquid Extraction
7. Steam distillation
8. Polarimetry
9. Isolation of organic compounds
10. Synthesis of organic compounds
11. Structure determination
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
20 - 60% |
| Written homework, Lab reports, Essay exams | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 10% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
1 - 5% |
| Class performances, LAB SKILL EVALUATION | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
30 - 70% |
| PROBLEM SOLVING AND SHORT ESSAY | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
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FUNDAMENTALS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: McMurry, Brooks/Cole, 1998
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: A BRIEF COURSE: Atkins and Carey, McGraw Hill, 1997
INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY: Brown, Saunders, 1999
MICROSCALE TECHNIQUES FOR THE ORGANIC LAB: Mayo and Pike, Wiley, 1998
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY MANUAL: Svoronos and Sarlo, W.C. Brown, 1997
