CHEM-201 Organic Chemistry I

CHEM-201, a course designed mainly for science majors and pre-professional students, will enable students to answer questions and solve problems involving nomenclature, physical properties, and synthesis of aliphatic compounds, such as alkanes, alcohols, carboxylic acids, aldehydes, and ketones. In the lab, students will acquire skills in laboratory techniques, prepare organic compounds, study their properties, and interpret data collected to identify unknowns.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

CHEM-101

Hours Weekly

3 hours lecture, 3 hours lab weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Demonstrate an appreciation for scientific inquiry.
2. 2. Apply chemical principles in explaining practical chemistry applications.
3. 3. Write, using data collection and analysis techniques, a complete formal laboratory report.
4. 4. Write condensed chemical formulas which represent functional groups in organic chemistry.
5. 5. Write names of the compounds using the IUPAC System.
6. 6. Identify functional groups and understand their chemistry.
7. 7. Determine methods of synthesis for aliphatic compounds and understand their reaction mechanisms.
   
8. 8. Apply basic rules to predict reaction mechanisms.
9. 9. Write equations for the formation of products for nucleophilic substitution reactions.
10. 10. Differentiate aliphatic compounds from other types of compounds by qualitative analysis.
11. 11. Apply organic synthetic skills and identify the compounds synthesized.
12. 12. Organize a record notebook which would contain a collection of all scientific laboratory data obtained in
    each lab.
    
13. 13. Apply problem-solving skills which would provide the proper framework to begin the study of organic
    chemistry.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Demonstrate an appreciation for scientific inquiry.
2. 2. Apply chemical principles in explaining practical chemistry applications.
3. 3. Write, using data collection and analysis techniques, a complete formal laboratory report.
4. 4. Write condensed chemical formulas which represent functional groups in organic chemistry.
5. 5. Write names of the compounds using the IUPAC System.
6. 6. Identify functional groups and understand their chemistry.
7. 7. Determine methods of synthesis for aliphatic compounds and understand their reaction mechanisms.
   
8. 8. Apply basic rules to predict reaction mechanisms.
9. 9. Write equations for the formation of products for nucleophilic substitution reactions.
10. 10. Differentiate aliphatic compounds from other types of compounds by qualitative analysis.
11. 11. Apply organic synthetic skills and identify the compounds synthesized.
12. 12. Organize a record notebook which would contain a collection of all scientific laboratory data obtained in
    each lab.
    
13. 13. Apply problem-solving skills which would provide the proper framework to begin the study of organic
    chemistry.