Document Type

Syllabus

Publication Date

Spring 2024

Course Description

This course is an introduction to basic concepts in chemistry in the context of organic chemistry. Organic chemistry is the chemistry of compounds containing carbon. While organic compounds are made from fewer than ten of the more than 100 elements in the periodic table, they make up all living organisms and thousands of other compounds like drugs we use to cure diseases and plasticswe use for just about everything. It may seem that limiting ourselves to the study of just a few elements might not be very instructive. Nothing could be further from the truth! The chemistry of carbon compounds is complex and interesting. It has captivated the attention of chemists for well over a hundred years. We hope you will find it interesting as well.

Student Outcomes

Students will be able to: 1. Write the structure of organic molecules and understand what the symbolism used to write structures means. 2. Identify different kinds of isomers. 3. Compare the stability of different organic molecules based on an understanding of bonding, including resonance and aromaticity. 4. Compare the stability of different isomers of compounds based on stereochemical relationships. 5. Use spectroscopy to determine the structure of organic compounds. 6. Relate the structure of an organic molecule to its properties such as melting point, boiling point, solubility, and chromatographic behavior

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