Introduction to organic chemistry through a systematic treatment of the structure, reactivity and stereochemistry of the basic types of hydrocarbons and a treatment of the synthesis and interconversion of these most important classes of organic derivatives. This course develops a broad understanding of the theoretical concepts of organic chemistry. Valence bond theory is used to describe and explain the ramifications of covalent bonding in organic molecules, as well as to rationalize fundamental noncovalent associations. The 3-dimensional nature of organic molecules is discussed. Modern mechanistic theory of organic chemical reactions is developed in the context of acid-base, nucleophilic substitution, elimination, free-radical, and electrophilic addition reactions. Contemporary instrumental techniques for the assignment of molecular structure are a key focus. For majors and non-majors.
Prerequisites: General Chemistry II or AP credit for General Chemistry 1 and General Chemistry 2. Note: Even though these course descriptions describe what topics the General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry courses are expected to cover, they do not specify how in depth the coverage of each topic should be nor the level of sophistication expected. A good guideline to address these issues is the full-year American Chemical Society Exams for General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. These exams represent the best consensus available regarding what theories and models the students should comprehend and problems that students should be able to solve at the end General and Organic Chemistry.
Core Courses are courses that fulfill lower-level requirements and apply to any transfer path major where they appear. Organic Chemistry I with Lab is universal course description, which maps to specific courses on SUNY campuses. Approved SUNY Transfer Path Core Courses are guaranteed to transfer to fulfill requirements in the major and/or required cognates (not just as electives) at all SUNY campuses if the course is completed with a grade of C or better.1 You may Search for Core Course equivalents using the Transfer Navigator.
1 While a grade of C or better is guaranteed, campuses can have different policies where they accept a passing grade lower than C. Pass/Fail courses may be accepted at the discretion of the campus, but transfer is not guaranteed.