Course Overview
This course covers the synthesis, reaction mechanisms, and properties of polyfunctional organic compounds. The lab component will deal with common synthetic reactions and the characterization (physical properties, spectroscopic analysis, etc.) of the products
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in CHEM 3100
Credits
6.0
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Name compounds based on their structural formula.
- Draw compounds based on their chemical name.
- Predict the reactant, reagent(s), or product(s) of a reaction.
- Illustrate the mechanism of a reaction.
- Illustrate the energy diagram of a reaction.
- Determine the reaction kinetics mathematically.
- Use resonance structures to predict the major/minor product(s) of a reaction.
- Design a multistep synthesis of a polyfunctional molecule.
- Draw the Fischer projection of carbohydrates.
- Predict the spectra of organic compounds.
- Interpret spectra of organic compounds.
- Demonstrate proper techniques and safety in the lab.
Effective as of Winter 2007
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