Organic Chemistry 1
General
Prefix
CHEM
Course Number
310
Course Level
Undergraduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Science and Engineering
Description
Structure, nomenclature, preparation, stereochemistry and reactions of organic compounds; spectroscopy. The first semester of a full-year course with a mechanistic emphasis, especially for chemistry, biomedical science, biotechnology, cell biology and prepharmacy majors. Lab.
Prerequisites
Credits
Min
5
Max
5
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Use chemical structure and bonding to identify and illustrate bonding types; to calculate formal charges and oxidation numbers; to identify potential nucleophiles and electrophiles; to recognize and name functional groups; and to determine relative acid strengths.
Outcome
Use curved arrows, potential energy diagrams, and structures of transition states to describe and analyze reactions involving alcohols, alkenes, halides, and alkynes.
Outcome
Draw and interpret 3-D structures of organic molecules using wedge-and-dash diagrams, chair conformations, Newman projections, and Fischer projections. Students will differentiate enantiomers and diastereomers and identify R/S stereochemistry.
Outcome
Apply their understanding of organic reactions to design multi-step syntheses of small organic molecules.
Outcome
Perform laboratory experiments that demonstrate the basic techniques used to purify and characterize organic products.
Dependencies
Courses
CHEM310
is a
prerequisite
for:
Programs
CHEM310
is a
completion requirement
for: