Introductory Organic Chemistry - Part 2

This course surveys the reactions of organic compounds with an emphasis on mechanisms and a structure-based approach to understanding reactivity.  Concepts and models are developed to build intuition about the reactivity of organic compounds. These concepts will prepare students for a mechanistic-based approach to learning organic reactivity. Emphasis will also be placed on developing problem-solving skills unique to organic chemistry. This course, orgchem1b, together with its prerequisite, orgchem1a are equivalent to a first-semester organic chemistry course; these courses and the subsequent courses (orgchem2a and orgchem2b) are especially suited for students in agricultural, nutritional and biological sciences, as well as premedical, predental, and preveterinary programs.

Lesson

Topic

1

Subst & Elimination Stereochem

2

Carbocation RAR

3

LGs & Ring-Opening

4

Carbon Nucleophiles

5

E+ Addition to C=C

6

E+ Addition to C≡C

7

Stereochem of E+ Addn

8

Carbonyl Reactivity

9

C=O & Conjugate Addn

10

Acyl Substitution

11

Substitution + Addition

12

Substitution of =O

13

Enols and Enolates

14

The C-alpha nucleophile

15

Exam Review

16

Aldol Addition

17

Claisen Condensation

18

Aromatic Chemistry

19

Aromatic Subst (E+)

20

Aromatic Subst (other)