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Apr 30, 2024
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2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]
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CHM 235 - General Organic Chemistry I  CHM 2235
Description: Chemistry of organic compounds with emphasis on reaction mechanisms, stereo-chemistry, and structure. Chemical principles are presented at a level appropriate for science majors, and pre-professional students. Concurrent registration in CHM 235L recommended.
Prerequisites: CHM 151
Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Bonding and molecular structure
- Functional groups and Infrared Spectroscopy
- Hydrocarbons (alkanes, alkenes, alkynes) structure, properties, reactivity, and nomenclature
- Stereochemistry - chiral molecules
- Organic reactions and mechanisms - substitutions, eliminations, additions, oxidations/reductions, and radical reaction
- Preparation and reactions of alkenes, alkynes, and alkyl halides
- Preparation and reactions of alcohols and ethers
- Nuclear magnetic resonance and mass spectroscopy
Learning Outcomes:
- Use scientific reasoning to evaluate physical and natural phenomena. (1-8)
- Identify the unifying themes of the scientific field of study. (1-8)
- Interpret the numerical and graphical presentation of scientific data. (1-8)
- Use the tools and equipment necessary for basic scientific analysis and research. (1-8)
- Record the results of investigation through writing. (1-8)
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