Course goals and learning outcomes support the Foundational Component Areas defined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Course goals are linked to the respective Core Curriculum Competencies: Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, Empirical and Quantitative Skills, and Teamwork. Specific competencies are identified in designated course goals and learning outcomes.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will:

Classify organic compounds by structure, molecular orbitals, hybridization, resonance, tautomerism, polarity, chirality, conformation, and functionality by
1. identifying hybridization at carbon atoms;
2. identifying a compound’s class;
3. identifying isomers;
4. identifying stereoisomers;
5. identifying cis-trans cycloalkane stereoisomers;
6. classifying chiral/achiral molecules;
7. describing alkene and alkyne structure.
Identify organic molecules using appropriate organic nomenclature by
1. naming alkanes using the IUPAC system;
2. naming R/S configurations;
3. naming alkyl halides using the IUPAC system;
4. naming alkenes and alkynes using the IUPAC system;
5. naming alcohols using the IUPAC system.
Describe the principle reactions for syntheses of molecules, ions, and radicals by
1. predicting alkane reaction products;
2. predicting alkyl halide reaction products;
3. explaining reactivity selectivity relationship;
4. predicting nucleophilic substitution/elimination products;
5. predicting stereochemistry of products of reactions;
6. predicting alkene and alkyne reaction products;
7. explaining organometallic reactions;
8. predicting alcohol reaction products;
9. distinguishing oxidizing/reducing agents.
Describe organic reactions in terms of radical and ionic mechanisms by
1. describing reactive intermediate structures;
2. proposing alkane reaction mechanisms;
3. explaining SN1 and SN2 reaction mechanisms;
4. explaining E1 and E2 reaction mechanisms;
5. proposing alkene reaction mechanisms.
Describe the use of spectroscopic data to determine the structure of organic molecules.
Formulate appropriate reaction conditions for the synthesis of simple organic molecules by
1. giving alkyl halide synthesis reactions;
2. proposing single step/multistep syntheses for alkyl halides, alkenes, alkynes, and alcohols;
3. proposing single step/multistep syntheses for alkenes and alkynes;
4. proposing single step/multistep syntheses for alcohols.
Sketch organic structures and energy diagrams by
1. sketching structural formulas;
2. sketching resonance structures;
3. sketching reaction energy profiles;
4. sketching stereochemical formulas.
Predict physical properties, chemical properties, and stability of organic compounds by
1. predicting resonance structure stabilities;
2. predicting relative acidities/basicities;
3. predicting alkane conformation energies;
4. predicting alkane physical property trends;
5. explaining ring strain;
6. explaining alkyl halide structure property relationship;
7. explaining alcohol structure’s influence on physical properties;
8. describing specific rotation measurements;
9. predicting alkene stabilities.
Understand the value of global citizenship in living and working in the 21st Century by
1. using examples such as environmental issues, health or medical concerns, global economic interactions, or contributions of scientists from diverse backgrounds.
Integrate classroom learning with hands-on learning in the laboratory by
1. performing chemical experiments, analysis procedures, and waste disposal in a safe and responsible manner;
2. utilizing scientific tools such as glassware and analytical instruments to collect and analyze data;
3. identifying and utilizing appropriate separation techniques such as distillation, extraction, and chromatography to purify organic compounds;
4. recording experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks, and communicating experimental results clearly in written reports;
5. demonstrating a basic understanding of stereochemistry;
6. classifying organic compounds by structure, molecular orbitals, hybridization, resonance, tautomerism, polarity, chirality, conformation, and functionality in laboratory reports;
7. identifying organic molecules using appropriate organic nomenclature in laboratory reports;
8. performing organic syntheses of molecules;
9. describing organic reactions in terms of radical and ionic mechanisms in laboratory reports;
10. using spectroscopic data to determine the structure of organic molecules;
formulating appropriate reaction conditions for the synthesis of simple organic molecules.
1. Communication Skills: Students will effectively develop, interpret, and express results of scientific investigation through written, oral, or visual communication by
2. describing observations made during experiments;
3. recording experimental work completely and accurately in laboratory notebooks;
4. communicating experimental results clearly in written reports;
5. identifying organic molecules using appropriate organic nomenclature in laboratory reports;
6. sketching organic structures and energy diagrams.
Critical Thinking Skills: Students will use critical thinking, inquiry, analysis, and evaluation to reach informed conclusions, predict results, and identify reaction products and organic compounds by
1. predicting reaction products;
2. proposing reaction mechanisms;
3. proposing synthesis of organic molecules;
4. using spectroscopic data to determine the structure of organic molecules.
Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will use empirical and quantitative skills to manipulate and analyze numerical data and observable facts to reach informed conclusions by
1. performing chemical experiments utilizing scientific tools such as glassware and analytical instruments to collect and analyze data;
2. using spectroscopic data to determine the structure of organic molecules.
Teamwork: Students will work effectively with others in a small group setting to safely complete a laboratory experiment by actively participating in performing the experiment and discussing experimental results to draw conclusions
Computer Literacy: Students will demonstrate knowledge and proficiency in the use of computers for data entry and file management by utilizing analytical instruments to collect and analyze spectral data.

CHEM 2423

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CHEM 2423 - Organic Chemistry I (Lecture + Lab)