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 |
Chemistry fundamentals |
1.10, 18-23, 26 |
Alkene/alkyne reactions |
3.6 |
Benzene/Aromaticity |
7.1, 2, 8 |
Carbonyl compounds |
pp. 721-724 |
Nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones |
17.1-6, 8-11, 15 |
Carbohydrates |
21.1-3, 6, 11, 13, 15-18 |
Carboxylic acids and derivatives |
16.1-3, 5, 6, 8-12, 15-17, 21-23 |
Carbonyl alpha substitutions & |
18.1-4, 8, 9, 12-22 |