ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Principles of molecular structure and bonding applied to predict and explain the reactivity of aromatic systems, benzylic and allylic systems, aryl and vinyl halides, and carbonyl-containing compounds (e.g., ketones, carboxylic acids, esters, acid chlorides, amides). Emphasis placed on rationalizing the stereochemical and regiochemical outcome of chemical processes as well as arguing reaction outcomes from spectroscopic evidence.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: CHEM 343 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness Breadth - Physical Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct and use a transition state rendering to explain how donor-acceptor interactions result in the stereochemical or regiochemical outcome observed for a reaction Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct and use an electron pushing mechanism or reaction energy profile to evaluate the validity of claims as to the outcome of a chemical process Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct and use appropriate structural representations to explain observed differences in the physical and chemical properties of substances in terms of electrostatics, orbital overlap and energy Audience: Undergraduate 4. Construct and use a reaction energy profile to justify why a particular reaction system is likely to produce the product formed most quickly or which is most stable Audience: Undergraduate 5. Construct or critique an argument, using spectroscopic evidence, as to the product(s) emergent from a particular reaction process. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Design and justify a multi-step synthetic route capable of feasibly generating a molecular target from specified starting materials Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Construct and use a transition state rendering to explain how donor-acceptor interactions result in the stereochemical or regiochemical outcome observed for a reaction Audience: Undergraduate 2. Construct and use an electron pushing mechanism or reaction energy profile to evaluate the validity of claims as to the outcome of a chemical process Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct and use appropriate structural representations to explain observed differences in the physical and chemical properties of substances in terms of electrostatics, orbital overlap and energy Audience: Undergraduate 4. Construct and use a reaction energy profile to justify why a particular reaction system is likely to produce the product formed most quickly or which is most stable Audience: Undergraduate 5. Construct or critique an argument, using spectroscopic evidence, as to the product(s) emergent from a particular reaction process. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Design and justify a multi-step synthetic route capable of feasibly generating a molecular target from specified starting materials Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027