Chemistry 332
Course Objective: To provide
students with explanations of the basic concepts of organic chemistry.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this
course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the various organic functional groups present
in the structure of an organic molecule.
- Give the correct name of an organic compound when
provided the structure of the compound, and give the correct structure of
a compound when provided the name.
- Illustrate basic concepts of structure and bonding in
organic compounds, including constitutional isomerism, stereoisomerism,
conformational analysis, and structural effects on the physical and
chemical properties of organic compounds.
- Apply fundamental chemical principles including:
thermodynamics, kinetics, and acid-base behavior to explain the chemical
behavior and reactivity of organic compounds.
- Illustrate basic concepts relating to reactivity of
organic compounds, including: substitution, addition, elimination,
oxidation-reduction, free radical, and pericyclic reactions and the
mechanisms for these reactions.
- Predict the product(s) of an organic reaction(s)
consisting of one or several steps, correctly taking into account aspects
of stereo-, regio-, and chemoselectivity.
- Formulate a reasonable multi-step synthesis of an
organic compound from a specified starting material.
- Analyze spectroscopic data (IR, MS, and 1H-NMR)
in order to elucidate the correct structure of a molecule, including being
able to assign correctly various spectral attributes and features to a
particular portion of a molecule’s structure.