CHEM 2135 - Organic Chemistry II

1. Identify functional groups and other key features of different organic compounds.
2. Correctly name organic compounds using the proper nomenclature (IUPAC and common names).
3. Analyze relationships among molecular structure, chemical reactivity, physical and spectral properties.
4. Understand chemical reactivity and reaction mechanisms relating, but not limited to dienes, arenes, alcohols, ethers, amines, phenols, and carbonyl compounds, i.e. aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and derivatives.
5. Write out correctly the mechanisms of electrophilic aromatic substitution, formation and hydrolysis of acetals and ketals, formation and hydrolysis of imines and enamines, conjugate addition of nucleophiles to α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds, Fischer esterification and hydrolysis of esters under both acidic and basic conditions, transesterification under acidic and basic conditions, amide hydrolysis under acidic and basic conditions, the aldol reaction and condensation, and the Claisen condensation/Dieckmann cyclization for examples that are different than those studied in class.
6. Relate structures to spectral properties, interpreting IR, 13C and 1H NMR.
7. Describe the 6-7 step synthesis of a simple organic molecule using reactions learned in this class.
8. Convert the Fischer projection of a carbohydrate to its corresponding Haworth projection, or convert the Haworth projection of a carbohydrate to its Fischer projection.
9. Recognize derivatives of carbonic and phosphoric acids, alkaloids, carbohydrates, peptides, steroids, prostaglandins, aglycones, carbohydrate anomers, reducing sugars, waxes, fats, and oils.