CHE 2060: Principles of Organic Chemistry
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Science
Joan Richmond-Hall
CHE 2060
Principles of Organic Chemistry
Prin Organic Chem
2000
Mar 2015
REQUIRED TEXTS
Organic Chemistry (2005) Daley & Daley
www.ochem4free.com
Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry (1999) William Reusch
An interactive textbook covering the usual topics treated in a college
sophomore-level course. Links are offered to advanced discussions of
selected topics.
http://www.cem.msu.edu/~reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro1.htm
OPTIONAL TEXTS
CHE 1031 or permission
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4
3 hours of lecture + 3 hours of lab per week
Spring
This course is designed to enhance knowledge and skills in organic
chemistry. It includes a general overview of the following organic
compounds: aliphatic compounds (hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers,
aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carbohydrates); cyclic compounds;
and combinations of aliphatic and cyclic structures (including amino acids
and nucleic acids). Important areas of organic chemistry are covered,
including polymerization, hydrogenation, isomerization, photochemistry
and stereochemistry.
Virtual Textbook of OChem, another version of Reusch’s on-line text.
http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Organic_Chemistry/Virtual_Textbook_of_OChem
COURSE OUTCOMES
COURSE CONTENT
Students will be able to:
 Understand the nature of chemical bonds;
 Draw structures and classify organic compounds from names;
 Understand the fundamental relationship between the structure and
function of simple organic compounds;
 Predict polarity, physical properties and reactivity from structure;
 Understand the relationship between functional groups, electron pairs
and chemical rections;
 Understand simple organic reaction mechanisms.
 Introduction: Atomic structure & bonding
 Bond polarity, resonance, hybrid orbitals, geometry
 Hybrid orbitals, VSEPR, isomers & functional groups
 Isomers & simple alkanes, alkenes, alkynes
 Cyclic hydrocarbons, arenes & organohalogens
 Hydrocarbon properties & intermolecular interactions
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AUTHOR’S NOTES
Conformations of organic molecules
Chirality
Acid & base chemistry in organic
Classification: Substitution, addition & elimination reactions
Nucleophilic addition to carbonyls
Nucleophilic substitution to carbonyls
 Aromaticity & aromatic substitutions
Students will be able to:
 Understand the safety procedures needed to work in an organic
chemistry lab;
 Use models to represent chemical compounds and their threedimensional structures;
 Assess physical properties of simple organic compounds; and
 Perform simple recrystallization, extraction, distillation, and synthesis
reactions
 Electron configuration, bonding worksheets
 Lewis structure & VSEPR worksheets
 Line-bond drawings & alkanes, -enes, ynes worksheets
 Cycloalkane vs. arene modeling; organohalogen profiles
 Viscosity, solubility, thin-layer chromatography
 Mp determinination
 Recrystallization for purification
 Alkane & alkene conformational modeling lab
 Chirality modeling lab
 pKa worksheet & acidity of organics lab
 identify reactive groups fine Nu: & E+
 Rxn types worksheet; synthesis of aspirin
 Rxn worksheet; biodiesel synthesis
 Rxn worksheet; Distillation of alcohols
Graded
Homework, quizzes, exams, lab reports & worksheets