CHEM 231 Organic Chemistry I

General

• Apply chemistry knowledge gained in a full-year algebra-based college-level chemistry course (chemical structure, bonding, resonance, molecular formula etc.) to carbon-based molecules.
• Be prepared for success in second semester organic chemistry and other advanced courses in science that require knowledge of organic chemistry.
• Know systematic nomenclature for a variety of organic compounds and functional groups and be able to identify the common types of organic functional groups.
• Understand orbital and bonding theories including hybridization and molecular orbitals.
• Understand the mechanisms for various types of organic reactions and the unique physical properties and chemical reactivities of functional groups.
• Visualize and draw organic molecules, have spatial understanding of organic molecules, and understand the importance of the shape of organic molecules on the on their function.