C2131 Course Outline & Lecture Notes

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Chemistry 2131:
Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences(3)

Fall Term 1998
Course Outline & Lecture Notes

You can look at revised versions of my lecture notes for the topics covered in class. These should be supplements to your note taking not substitutes. Don't neglect the text book, it should be very helpful.

Week	Lecture Material	Text Chapter
September 14-18	Introduction and Review... Lewis structures, the octet rule Molecular Orbital Theory, Orbital Hybridizations Electronegativity, Resonance Structures	1
September 21-25	Introduction to Functional Groups The Most Common Functional Groups Basic Nomenclature, Alkanes Conformations of Cycloalkanes Properties of Alkanes	2
September 28 to October 2	Alkenes, the double bond Nomenclature and Stereoismers Introduction to Organic Reactions The Reactions of Alkenes: Electrophilic Addition	3
October 5-9	Introduction to Electron Pushing Mechanisms Oxidation and Reduction of Organic Molecules Radical Polymerization The Terpenes	4
October 14-16	Benzene and Aromaticity Structure of Benzenes Aromaticity Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions Effects of Substituents on Substitution	9
Midterm #1	October 14th
October 19-23	Stereochemistry Stereochemistry and Fischer Projections Optical Activity	5
October 26-30	Alcohols, Ethers and Thiols Hydrogen Bonding and other Properties Reactions of Alcohols: Substitution and Elimination	7
November 2-6	Details of Nucleophilic Substitution and Beta-Elimination Mechanisms of S_N1 and S_N2 Mechanisms of E₁ and E₂	8
Midterm #2	November 11th
November 11-13	Introduction to Carbonyls Physical Properties and Reactions of Carbonyls Nucleophilic Addition Reactions	11
November 16-20	Details of Nucleophilic Addition Reactions Carbohydrate Chemistry	11,12
November 23-27	Carboxylic Acids Properties and Acidity Reactions of Carboxylic Acids Reactions of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives The Aldol Reaction The Claisen Condensation	13,14, 15
November 30 to December 4	Amines Properties and Basicity	10

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