CHM 4250 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I with Lab
5 Credit Hours
Student Level:
This course is open to students on the college level in the sophomore year.
Catalog Description:
CHM4250 - Organic Chemistry I with Lab (N) (5 hrs.)
A study of the general principles, nomenclature, structure, and reactivity of organic aliphatic and aromatic compounds. First course in a two-semester sequence. Fulfills the requirements of students who need only one semester of organic chemistry. Includes laboratory experimentation.
[KRSN: CHM2010]
Course Classification:
3 cr. Lecture/ 2 cr. Lab
Prerequisites:
CHM 4230 Chemistry II and basic computer skills.
Co-requisites:
NONE
Controlling Purpose:
This course is designed to help the student to prepare for professional applications in a science such as chemistry or biology, and medicine and other pre-professional fields.
Core Outcomes:
The learning outcomes and competencies detailed in this course meet, or exceed the learning outcomes and competencies specified by the Kansas Core Outcomes Project for this course, as sanctioned by the Kansas Board of Regents.
Learner Outcomes:
Upon completion of the course, the student will:
1. Demonstrate the basic concepts of bonding, hybridization, resonance, and structure drawing within carbon compounds
2. Correlate physical and structural properties of organic molecules, including isomers and conformers
3. Apply principles of acid and base strength to predict the outcomes of proton transfer reactions in organic chemistry
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply IUPAC nomenclature rules, including stereogenic centers, and identify common organic functional groups
5. Identify and distinguish the differences between stereoisomers, including enantiomers, diastereomers, and meso compounds, and the consequences of stereoisomerism, including optical activity and enantiomeric excess
6. Predict products, relative rates of competition, and demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms of substitution and elimination reactions of alkyl halides and related organic compounds
7. Predict products and demonstrate an understanding of the mechanisms of reactions involving alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, and alcohols
8. Demonstrate an ability to prepare, separate, purify, and characterize organic compounds
9. Effectively communicate procedures, results, experimental data, sources of experimental error, and conclusions drawn from data
10. Demonstrate awareness of potential safety hazards and conduct organic experiments safely and responsibly, including proper hazardous waste disposal
Unit Outcomes for Criterion Based Evaluation:
The following outline defines the minimum core content not including the final examination period.
UNIT 1: STRUCTURE AND BONDING OF ORGANIC MOLECULES
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to discuss quantum chemistry, resonance, molecular geometry and types of bonding for organic molecules, and will be able to apply these concepts to aspects of organic structures and reactions.
The student will be able to:
- Write and utilize Lewis structures and resonance structures for organic molecules.
- Identify and compare molecular hybridization and molecular geometry for organic molecules.
- Produce, describe, and interpret structural drawings of organic molecules in both Lewis and bond-line structures.
UNIT 2: ORGANIC COMPOUNDS AND FUNCTIONAL GROUPS
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to analyze representative organic compounds for structurally relevant details and evaluate the significance of characteristic functional groups.
The student will be able to:
- Identify the structurally important aspects of classes of organic compounds and discuss the importance of functional groups for alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, alkyl halides, ethers, amines and carbonyl compounds.
- Apply molecular mechanical concepts of structural components to organic structures.
- Relate structural details of organic families to physical properties of compounds.
UNIT 3: ACID-BASE REACTIONS
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to apply concepts of acid-base reactions, and will be able to predict products of acid-base reactions in organic systems.
The student will be able to:
- Recognize and evaluate acid-base reactions in organic molecules.
- Utilize Ka and pKa values in calculations and predict outcomes of organic acid-base reactions.
- Predict the effects of structure and solvents on acid-base reactions.
- Discuss factors that affect the acidity of carboxylic acids.
- Identify and compare strengths of organic bases.
UNIT 4: ALKANES AND CYCLOALKANES
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to describe and apply conformational analysis of alkanes and cycloalkanes and will plan synthetic pathways.
The student will be able to:
- Utilize IUPAC nomenclature rules to name organic compounds and write structures.
- Apply conformational analysis techniques to alkanes and cycloalkanes and evaluate stabilities of ring structures.
- Evaluate possible synthetic pathways for target organic compounds.
UNIT 5: STEREOCHEMISTRY
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to discuss the relevance of stereochemistry of organic molecules and will be able to describe physical techniques for analyzing and separating stereochemical products.
The student will be able to:
- Discuss the history, biological importance, and identification of enantiomers and diastereomers.
- Utilize IUPAC rules for nomenclature of enantiomers and diastereomers and write structural forms that represent stereoisomers.
UNIT 6: ALKENES AND ALKYNES
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will apply nomenclature rules, discuss physical properties, and predict products of reactions of alkenes and alkynes.
The student will be able to:
- Utilize IUPAC rules for the nomenclature of alkenes and alkynes, and discuss the physical properties of these compounds.
- Discuss and apply mechanisms and carbocation stability in the methods for preparation of alkenes and alkynes.
- Discuss the mechanisms of electrophilic addition reactions, and predict the stereochemistry of addition and oxidation products.
UNIT 7: RADICAL REACTIONS
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to discuss radical formation, describe halogenation, and evaluate structural changes and stereochemistry of products of radical reactions for applications to synthesis.
The student will be able to:
- Summarize properties, stability, and mechanisms of free radical reactions.
- Describe chain reaction mechanisms and polymerization.
- Explain anti-Markovnikov radical addition to alkenes and predict products of this reaction.
UNIT 8: ALCOHOLS AND ETHERS
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to summarize the nomenclature, and properties and reactivity of alcohols, ethers and carbonyl compounds.
The student will be able to:
- Describe the physical properties and reactions of alcohols and ethers.
- Apply synthesis techniques of oxygen containing compounds.
- Outline alkyl halide synthesis, and discuss the use of these compounds in synthetic pathways.
- Discuss epoxidation, oxidations, and organometallic synthetic pathways for alcohols, ethers, and carbonyls.
UNIT 9: CONJUGATED UNSATURATED SYSTEMS
Outcomes: Upon completion of this unit, the student will be able to describe reactions of conjugated dienes and unsaturated systems.
The student will be able to:
- Describe and analyze the stability and resonance of unsaturated systems.
- Apply reactions of unsaturated systems, the Diels-Alder reaction, and other electrophilic reaction mechanisms in synthetic pathways.
Projects Required:
Laboratory notebook.
Textbook:
Contact Bookstore for current textbook.
Materials/Equipment Required:
Refer to course syllabus.
Attendance Policy:
Students should adhere to the attendance policy outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Grading Policy:
The grading policy will be outlined by the instructor in the course syllabus.
Maximum class size:
Based on classroom occupancy
Course Time Frame:
The U.S. Department of Education, Higher Learning Commission and the Kansas Board of Regents define credit hour and have specific regulations that the college must follow when developing, teaching and assessing the educational aspects of the college. A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally-established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than one hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or an equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time. The number of semester hours of credit allowed for each distance education or blended hybrid courses shall be assigned by the college based on the amount of time needed to achieve the same course outcomes in a purely face-to-face format.
Refer to the following policies:
402.00 Academic Code of Conduct
263.00 Student Appeal of Course Grades
403.00 Student Code of Conduct
Disability Services Program:
Cowley College, in recognition of state and federal laws, will accommodate a student with a documented disability. If a student has a disability which may impact work in this class and which requires accommodations, contact the Disability Services Coordinator.
DISCLAIMER: THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. FOR THE OFFICIAL COURSE PROCEDURE CONTACT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS.
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