CHEM 212 - Organic Chemistry II

1. Describe the properties and reactivity of various classes of organic compounds including aromatic compounds, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, dicarbonyl compounds, amines, phenols, and aryl halides.
2. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the function, structure, and properties of lipids, amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
3. Perform basic organic chemistry laboratory techniques required to synthesize, purify, and characterize organic compounds.
4. Identify organic compounds using spectroscopic techniques.
5. Distinguish between structure/reactivity and structure/property relationships.
6. Distinguish between angle strain, torsional strain, steric strain, and understand their significance to reactivity.
7. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of structure-function relationships for organic molecules by functional groups, including alkanes, alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes, arenes, alcohols, ethers, amines, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and carboxylic acid derivatives.
8. Demonstrate a basic understanding of reaction chemistry, including oxidation-reduction (both inorganic and organic, half reactions and net ionic equations), acid-base, neutralization, precipitation, substitution (both inorganic and organic), elimination, rearrangements, and addition.
9. Present information in a clear and organized manner, write well-organized and concise reports in a scientifically appropriate style, and use relevant technology in their communications.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of chemical, instrumental and workplace safety. Know and follow the proper safety procedures and regulations for safe handling and use of chemicals.
11. Demonstrate computer literacy to use multiple programming, computational, online and database tools. Utilize computational tools to organize, process, store, and retrieve data.
12. Draw and identify the types of stereoisomers for a molecule, identifying the relationship between stereoisomers, identifying each carbon with the R/S nomenclature.
13. Draw a reaction-energy diagram for a mechanism, and point out the corresponding transition states, activation energies, intermediates, and rate-limiting steps. Demonstrate a basic ability to define problems clearly, develop testable hypotheses, design and execute experiments, analyze data using appropriate statistical methods, understand the fundamental uncertainties in experimental measurements, and draw appropriate conclusions.
14. Write scientific reports, with graphical presentation of data (technical writing skills) using appropriate scientific formalisms.
15. Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method and be able to apply it to a given problem.
16. Utilize current literature to construct arguments related to real world scientific issues.

• Conjugated Unsaturated Systems
• Aromatic Compounds
• Aldehydes
• Ketones
• Aldol Reactions
• Carboxylic Acids
• Dicarbonyl Compounds
• Amines
• Phenols
• Aryl Halides
• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Amino Acids and Proteins
• Nucleic Acids
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
• Infrared Spectrometry

 
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