Section 5

Class 19

Oct. 23

Before Class Assignment

  • read sections 22.1-22.2
Topic
  • hydrocarbons, nomenclature and structure

Learning Objectives

  • understand the structure of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes (including cyclic forms)
  • understand structural isomerism
  • learn how to name these three types of organic molecules
  • understand stereoisomerism in alkenes
After Class Homework
  • Chapter 22: 13, 17, 19, 25, 27, 35, 41
 

Class 20

Oct. 25

Before Class Assignment

  • read section 22.3
Topics
  • aromatic compounds
  • introduction to organic reactions

Learning Objectives

  • identify and name organic molecules that contain a benzene ring, and to understand isomerism in these aromatic compounds
  • learn specific addition reactions to alkenes and alkynes
  • learn specific substitution reactions of alkanes and benzenes
After Class Homework
  • Chapter 22: 29, 61
 
 
Class 21

Oct. 28

Before Class Assignment

  • read section 22.4 
Topic
  • oxygen-containing organic compounds

Learning Objectives

  • identify the alcohol, ether, aldehyde, ketone, ester, and carboxylic acid functional groups
  • name compounds with these functional groups
After Class Homework
  • Chapter 22: 47, 49, 55, 57
 

Class 22

Oct. 30
MIDTERM!!!
 

Class 23

Nov. 1

Before Class Assignment

  • read section 22.5 
Topics
  • oxidation-reduction reactions in organic chemistry
  • condensation reactions
  • synthetic organic polymers

Learning Objectives

  • identify and classify primary, secondary, and tertiary carbons
  • learn redox chemistry to allow interchange between oxygen-containing organic species
  • learn condensation chemistry, including the synthesis of esters and amides
  • learn how to make some industrially relevant organic polymers
After Class Homework
  • Chapter 22: 51, 65, 67, 121, 151, 157
 

Class 24

Nov. 4

Before Class Assignment

  • you might want to review 9.1, 22.3, and 22.4
  • read section 9.5
Topics
  • Valence Bond Theory
Learning Objectives
  • understand the shape of sp3, sp2, and sp hybrid orbitals, and learn to identify which hybridization each carbon has in an organic molecule
  • learn the difference between σ and π bonds, and the geometric consequences to the bonding in alkenes
  • understand delocalized bonding in benzene
After Class Homework
  • Chapter 9: 9, 19, 33, 35, 39, 67, 69, 71
 

Class 25

Nov. 6

Before Class Assignment

  • read sections 9.2 to 9.4
Topic
  • Molecular Orbital Theory
Learning Objectives
  • learn to develop a bonding model from "first principles" (i.e. using only pre-existing atomic orbitals rather than creating hybrid orbitals)
After Class Homework
  • Chapter 9: 39, 43, 47, 55, 59, 75

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