CH 230 - Organic Chemistry I (CBL-R)

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.