Maricopa Community Colleges  CHM236   20066-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-2006

CHM236  2006 Fall – 2011 Summer II

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Acad

General Organic Chemistry IIA

Study of chemistry of carbon-containing compounds continued. Structural determination and additional reaction mechanisms and modern methods of synthesis emphasized.

Prerequisites: CHM235 and CHM235LL. Completion of CHM235 and CHM235LL within the last two years recommended.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

CHM236  2006 Fall – 2011 Summer II

General Organic Chemistry IIA

 

1.

Describe the relationship between a compound's structure and its physical and chemical properties. (I-VI)

2.

Outline the stepwise syntheses of organic compounds from simpler starting materials. (I-VI)

3.

Outline reaction mechanisms of aromatic compounds, aldelydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, alcohols, ethers, and amines. (I-VI)

4.

Name and draw structures of appropriate organic compounds. (I- VI)

5.

Interpret the results of infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. (I-VI)

6.

Outline reactions that convert one type of functional group to another. (I-VI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

CHM236  2006 Fall – 2011 Summer II

General Organic Chemistry IIA

 

I. Aromatic compounds

A. Nomenclature

B. Properties of aromatic compounds

C. Synthesis of aromatic compounds

D. Reactions of aromatic compounds: mechanism of aromatic substitution reactions

E. Spectroscopic analysis

II. Alcohols

A. Nomenclature

B. Properties of alcohols

C. Synthesis of alcohols

D. Reactions of alcohols: mechanisms of substitution and elimination reactions

E. Spectroscopic analysis

III. Ethers

A. Nomenclature

B. Properties of ethers

C. Synthesis of ethers

D. Reactions of ethers: mechanisms of substitution reactions

E. Spectroscopic analysis

IV. Aldehydes and ketones

A. Nomenclature

B. Properties

C. Synthesis of aldehydes and ketones

D. Reactions of aldehydes and ketones

1. Mechanism of nucleophilic addition reactions

2. Mechanism of alpha substitution reactions

3. Mechanism of condensation reactions

E. Spectroscopic analysis

V. Carboxylic acids and derivatives

A. Nomenclature

B. Properties

C. Synthesis of acids and derivatives

D. Reactions of acids and derivatives

1. Mechanism of nucleophilic acyl substitution

2. Mechanism of alpha substitution reactions

3. Mechanism of condensation reactions

E. Spectroscopic analysis

VI. Amines

A. Nomenclature

B. Properties

C. Synthesis of amines

D. Reactions of amines: mechanisms of substitution and elimination reactions

E. Spectroscopic analysis

 

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