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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
CHEM 8 | Title:
INTRO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY |
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| Full Title:
Introductory Organic Chemistry |
| Last Reviewed:9/23/2024 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 5.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 4.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 70.00 |
| Minimum | 5.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 7.00 | | Contact Total | 122.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 140.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 262.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:
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An introduction to the principles, nomenclature, structure and reaction mechanisms of organic chemistry.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of CHEM 1A OR Course Completion of CHEM 42
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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An introduction to the principles, nomenclature, structure and reaction mechanisms of organic chemistry.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of CHEM 1A OR Course Completion of CHEM 42
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| Area: | | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B1 | Physical Science | Fall 1981 | |
| | B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5A | Physical Sciences | Fall 1981 | |
| | 5C | Fulfills Lab Requirement | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Predict and explain three-dimensional structure, including
conformational changes, for organic compounds.
2. Apply rules of nomenclature for naming organic compounds.
3. Deduce the structures for products of organic reactions.
4. Predict and explain relative physical properties of organic compounds.
5. Predict and explain relative reactivities of organic compounds.
6. Suggest appropriate methods for the syntheses of organic compounds.
7. Propose mechanisms for organic reactions.
8. Compare and contrast structures and properties of biological
compounds.
9. Make observations and apply chemical concepts in the laboratory.
10. Analyze compounds by instrumental methods.
Topics and Scope
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LECTURE MATERIAL
1. Bonding and structure of organic compounds
2. Acid-base chemistry
3. Alkanes and cycloalkanes
4. Stereochemistry
5. Alkenes and alkynes
6. Aromatic compounds
7. Alcohols, ethers and sulfur compounds
8. Substitution and elimination reactions
9. Aldehydes and ketones
10. Carboxylic acids
11. Derivatives of carboxylic acids
12. Amines
13. Carbohydrates
14. Amino acids and proteins
15. Nucleic acids
LABORATORY MATERIAL
1. Crystallization
2. Melting point determinations
3. Spectroscopy
4. Distillations
5. Chromatography
6. Extraction
7. Isolation of organic compounds
8. Synthesis of organic compounds
9. Structure determination
10. Instrumental methods
Assignments:
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Assignments may include:
1. Specific reading and study assignments averaging 30-45 pages per week.
2. Completion of end-of-chapter exercises averaging 15-20 problems per
week.
3. Laboratory experiments: identification of unknowns and products of
reactions by physical, instrumental, and spectroscopic methods.
4. A written laboratory report on each experiment detailing
accomplishments.
5. Four to six lecture and laboratory exams plus a comprehensive final
exam.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
15 - 25% |
| Lab reports | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 10% |
| Lab reports | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
1 - 5% |
| Class performances, Lab skill technique/accurate lab results | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
65 - 75% |
| Multiple choice, completion, problem solving and short essay | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Essential Organic Chemistry, Bruice, Prentice Hall, 2009
Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry, 6th ed., McMurry and Simanek,
Brooks/Cole, 2007
Organic Chemistry, Hill and Barbaro, Contempory Publishing Company of
Raleigh, 2004
Techniques for the Organic Laboratory: Microscale and Macroscale, Pavia,
Lampman, Kriz, and Engel, Brooks/Cole, 2006
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