Chemistry is the study of stuff (matter)
Organic Chemistry and the diversity of Organic Compounds
Drawing Organic Compounds
Predicting acid-base equilibrium by using pKa’s
Chirality (“Handedness”) in Organic Chemistry
Nomenclature; Structure; Physical and Chemical Properties of:
Alkanes, Cycloalkanes, Alkenes, Alkynes, Alkyl Halides, and Alcohols
Thorough study of the following reaction mechanisms:
- Addition reactions to alkenes: H-X, (hydrohalogenation, with possible rearrangements); H2O (hydration via: acid catalyzed oxymercuratio/demercuration; hydroboration/oxidation); X-X (halogenation); H2O (vicinal halohydrin formation)
- Oxidation of alkenes (dihydroxylation, ozonolysis)
- Reduction of alkenes (transition metal catalyzed hydrogenation)
- Alkyne Reactions: Formation of Alkynes by halogenation/double elimination; Reduction of alkynes by Na in NH3; HgSO4/H2SO4 catalyzed addition of water (including tautomerization); Hydroboration of Alkynes (including tautomerization); Addition of X2; Addition of HX; Addition of carboxylic acids
- Radical halogenation of alkanes, allylic halogenation, and benzylic halogenation
- Reactions of alkyl halides and sulfonates: SN1; SN2; E1; E2; Neighboring Group Participation, and Rearrangement
- Reactions of alcohols: Reaction with H-X; Dehydration Reaction with SOCl2 and PBr3; Conversion to alkyl sulfonates; Oxidation using Chromic acid (including Chromate ester formation); Pinacol Rearrangement; Oxidation with NADP+
- Reactions with ethers: Lysis using H-X; Hydrolysis; Nucleophilic opening of epoxides
- Reactions forming ethers: Condensation of alcohols; Williamson Ether Synthesis; Sharpless Asymmetric Epoxidation
- Reactions of alkenes with alcohols

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Organic Chemistry I

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