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Dec 03, 2024
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CH 230 - Organic Chemistry I (CBL-R)
Credits: 4
This course is the first half of a two-semester survey of organic chemistry. Fundamentals of bonding, structure, and reactivity are covered in the context of organic molecules. Students will engage heavily in three-dimensional analyses of molecular structure and use mechanism-based problem solving to predict and rationalize chemical reactions. Practical applications in the analysis, isolation, purification, and structural elucidation of organic compounds will also be gained in the laboratory. Chemistry of natural products and selected biomolecules will also be explored.
This is a Community-Based Learning - Required (CBL-R) course.
Prerequisite/Corequisite
Prerequisite: CH 131 or permission of instructor.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the fundamental principles of bonding, electron delocalization, and molecular orbital theory, and apply these concepts and models to organic molecules.
- Analyze organic molecules in three-dimensional form and use conformational and stereochemical information to explain their reactivity and properties.
- Apply electron flow arrow-pushing mechanism, molecular orbital theory, and principles of chemical thermodynamics and kinetics to predict and explain organic reactions related to acid-base chemistry, and nucleophilic substitution and elimination reactions.
- Communicate and solve chemical information by becoming proficient in nomenclature, functional group classifications, line-bond representation of organic molecules, and spectroscopic methods and analyses such as NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) and IR (Infrared) spectroscopy.
- Use organic chemistry techniques such as chromatography (analytical and preparative), liquid-liquid extraction, and recrystallization to analyze, isolate, and purify small organic molecules.
- Research, apply, and explain organic chemistry concepts using written, oral, and visual formats.
Notes
Laboratory, done on a micro-scale basis, emphasizes techniques, characterization and synthesis of representative compounds: 3 hours per week.
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