2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Jul 16, 2024  
2023-2024 Yavapai College Catalog [PREVIOUS CATALOG YEAR]

CHM 236 - General Organic Chemistry II

CHM 2236
Description: Advanced topics in organic chemistry including the synthesis and reactions of aromatic and carbonyl compounds. Chemical principles are presented at a level appropriate for science majors and pre-professional students. Concurrent registration in CHM 236L  recommended.

Prerequisites: CHM 235 

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Spectroscopic identification of organic compounds
  2. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of dienes and conjugated molecules
  3. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of aromatic molecules
  4. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of aldehydes and ketones
  5. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives
  6. Properties, synthesis, and reactions of amines
  7. Electrophilic and nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions
  8. Nucleophilic substitution reactions of carbonyls
  9. Introduction to the properties and reactions of amino acids and proteins
  10. Introduction to the properties and reactions of lipids and carbohydrates

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Use scientific reasoning to evaluate physical and natural phenomena. (1-10) 
  2. Identify the unifying themes of the scientific field of study. (1-10)
  3. Interpret the numerical and graphical presentation of scientific data. (1-10) 
  4. Use the tools and equipment necessary for basic scientific analysis and research. (1-10)
  5. Record the results of investigation through writing. (1-10)