Introduction

• What is Organic Chemistry?
• Chemistry 101
  • Atoms
  • Molecules
  • Chemical Reactions
  • The Periodic Table
• Electronegativity

Review of Chemical Bonding

• Bond Lengths, Strengths, and Angles
• Ionic Bonding
• Covalent & Polar Covalent Bonding
• Intermolecular Interactions

Structure/Property Relationships

• Boiling Points
• Melting Points
• Solubility

The Uniqueness of Carbon

• Carbon’s Orbitals
• Carbon Chains, Rings, and Sheets

In-Class Problem Set 1

Saturated Hydrocarbons

• Alkanes
  • Nomenclature and Structures
      1. Properties
    
  • Cyclic and Branched Alkanes
      1. Steroids
      2. Saturated Heterocycles
    
  • Chlorinated Hydrocarbons
• Isomers
  • Structural Isomers
  • Stereoisomers
      1. Chirality
      2. Enantiomers

In-Class Problem Set 2

Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

• Alkenes & Their Isomers
   1. Fats
   2. Rubbers
• Alkynes (Acetylenes)

Aromatic Compounds

• Benzene
  • Mono & Di-Substituted Benzenes
  • Highly Substituted Benzene Rings
  • Aromatic Heterocyclic Molecules
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Aromaticity and Carcinogeneity

In-Class Problem Set 3

Compounds with C-O Bonds

• Alcohols & Phenols
  • Hydrogen Bonding
  • Properties
  • Glycols: Anti-Freeze
• Ethers
  • Structures and Properties
  • Use as Anesthetics
  • Epoxides: Sticky Stuff
• Sugars and Carbohydrates

• Ketones
• Aldehydes
• Carboxylic Acids
  • Properties
  • Reactions
  • Hydroxy Acids
  • Acid Anhydrides
  • Carboxylates (Soaps)
• Esters: Flavors and Fragrances
• Organic Carbonate

Compounds of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Nitrogen

• Amides
  • Properties
  • Isomerism
  • Proteins
• Imides
  
• Amines
  • Amine Types
  • Bonding & Properties
  • Chemistry
• Nitriles
• The Nitro Group: An Explosive Idea

In-Class Problem Set 4

Organic Sulfur & Silicon Compounds

• Organic Sulfur Compounds
  • Thiols
  • Sulfoxides & Sulfites
  • Sulfones, Sulfonates, & Organic Sulfates
  • Detergents
• Siloxanes (Silicones)

• Introduction
• Molecular Weight Distributions
• Physical & Chemical Properties
  
• Recyclable Polymers
  • Polyethylene
  • Polypropylene
  • Polystyrene
  • Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
• Engineering Polymers
  • Acrylates: Plexiglas
  • Nylons
  • Polyurethanes
  • Polycarbonates: Lexan
  • Polyimides: Kapton
  • Teflon

Wrap-up.  Time for individual consultations and questions

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