Standard syllabus
Organic Chemistry I · Undergraduate · Chemistry
Learning objectives from the Organic Chemistry I syllabus, grouped by unit. Click an objective for study materials.
Learning objectives
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Structure and bonding
- Lewis structures, resonance, and formal charge in organic molecules — Lewis structures, resonance, and formal charge in organic molecules
- Hybridization: sp³, sp², and sp carbon centers — Hybridization: sp³, sp², and sp carbon centers
- Chirality, enantiomers, and R/S configuration — Chirality, enantiomers, and R/S configuration
- Conformations of alkanes: Newman projections and energy diagrams — Conformations of alkanes: Newman projections and energy diagrams
- Intermolecular forces in organic compounds — Intermolecular forces in organic compounds
Functional groups and nomenclature
- IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes — IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, and alkynes
- Naming alcohols, ethers, alkyl halides, and amines — Naming alcohols, ethers, alkyl halides, and amines
- IR and ¹H NMR functional group identification (intro) — IR and ¹H NMR functional group identification (intro)
- Index of hydrogen deficiency (degrees of unsaturation) — Index of hydrogen deficiency (degrees of unsaturation)
- Physical property trends: boiling point and solubility — Physical property trends: boiling point and solubility
Acid-base chemistry in organic systems
- Brønsted–Lowry acidity and pKa trends in organic molecules — Brønsted–Lowry acidity and pKa trends in organic molecules
- Lewis acids and bases in organic reactions — Lewis acids and bases in organic reactions
- Ranking nucleophilicity and basicity — Ranking nucleophilicity and basicity
- Protonation and deprotonation in mechanism steps — Protonation and deprotonation in mechanism steps
- Using pKa tables to predict reaction direction — Using pKa tables to predict reaction direction
Substitution and elimination mechanisms
- Nucleophilic substitution: SN1 and SN2 mechanisms — Nucleophilic substitution: SN1 and SN2 mechanisms
- Elimination reactions: E1 and E2 mechanisms — Elimination reactions: E1 and E2 mechanisms
- Factors affecting SN1 vs SN2 and substitution vs elimination — Factors affecting SN1 vs SN2 and substitution vs elimination
- Carbocation rearrangements in SN1 and E1 — Carbocation rearrangements in SN1 and E1
- Mechanism arrow notation and curved-arrow formalism — Mechanism arrow notation and curved-arrow formalism
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- Structure and bonding
Lewis structures, hybridization, stereochemistry, and conformational analysis
Coming soon - Functional groups and nomenclature
IUPAC naming, functional group chemistry, and introductory spectroscopy
Coming soon - Acid-base chemistry in organic systems
pKa trends, nucleophilicity, and acid-base steps in mechanisms
Coming soon - Substitution and elimination mechanisms
SN1, SN2, E1, E2 pathways and stereochemical outcomes
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