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Chemistry 233: Organic Chemistry

Course Level: 
Second Year
Academic Year: 
2008/2009

The required text for CHEM 233 is Organic Chemistry, Fifth Edition, by Paula Y. Bruice.

Other suggested materials are Organic Chemistry: Study Guide and Solutions Manual, Fifth Edition, by Paula Y. Bruice

*This content is subject to change as the course progresses and students will be notified in class when deviations from this outline occur.

Topic

Textbook Chapters/Sections*

Pre-requisite

1.1-18, 22, 24-26
2.1-14
3.2-5
5.1-9, 11-14, 16, 17, 20, 21
6.1-4
7.3, 4
8.1-10
10.1, 7, 10, 11

Chemistry fundamentals

1.10, 18-23, 26
3.1, 6-8
5.14, 18
7.5-7, 9, 10
8.4, 12
10.6
15.2, 4

Alkene/alkyne reactions

3.6
4.1, 2-7, 11, 12
5.19
6.5-7, 9-12
9.1-3
8.11
10.4

Benzene/Aromaticity

7.1, 2, 8
14.1-8
15.1

Carbonyl compounds

pp. 721-724
16.1-3, 5-13, 15-15, 20, 21, 23
19.3

Nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones

17.1-6, 8-11, 15

Carbohydrates

21.1-3, 6, 11, 13, 15-18
9.9, 5.15, 16.9

Carboxylic acids and derivatives

16.1-3, 5, 6, 8-12, 15-17, 21-23
1.21, 22, 10.2, 15.4, 17.4, 19.1,3, 28.6

Carbonyl alpha substitutions &
Carbonyl condensation reactions

18.1-4, 8, 9, 12-22