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36.341 - 101 ORGANIC REACTIONS& STRUCTURES

CREDITS                   3 credits (3 lecture hours per week)
PREREQUISITE       35.251 Physiological Chemistry I (or equivalent)
COREQUISITE         36.343 Organic Reactions and Structure I Laboratory

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course surveys the principles of organic chemistry important for the study of . The chemistry of carbon compounds, bonding and the concepts of isomerism will be studied. Detailed information is presented on each of the major functional classes of organic compounds, including: hydrocarbons, halides, alcohol, phenols, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, amines, organosulfur compounds.

Emphasis is placed on chemical structure, physical and chemical properties, common and IUPAC nomenclature, and chemical reactions and their mechanisms. Selected aspects of the properties and synthesis of polymeric materials are presented. Qualitative analysis of organic compounds is discussed with emphasis on the use of spectral techniques, including infra-red and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the elucidation of chemical structure.