Maricopa Community Colleges  CHM236   19956-20065 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/95
CHM236 19956-20065 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
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.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CHM236   19956-20065 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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CHM236   19956-20065 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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