CHEM 109. Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry

Introduction
Types of chemical bonds: (Ionic and covalent bonds) - Atomic and molecular orbital: (sigma and pi bond) - Hybridization (sp3, sp2, sp) - Inductive effect, polarization, and Stability of carbocations - Classification of organic compounds and functional groups.

 Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
Classes of hydrocarbons: (saturated and unsaturated) – Nomenclature: (IUPAC and common names) – Isomerism: (Structural and Geometrical) - Physical properties of aliphatic hydrocarbons - Preparation of saturated hydrocarbons (Alkanes): (Hydrogenation of unsaturated hydrocarbons - Hydrolysis of alkyl Grignard reagent - Reaction of lithium dialkyl cuprates with alkyl halides) - Reactions of saturated hydrocarbons: (Halogenations) - Preparation of Unsaturated hydrocarbons: (Alkenes and Alkynes): (Elimination reactions (Dehydration, dehydrohalogenation and dehalogenation reactions) and Saytzeff rule) - Reactions of Unsaturated hydrocarbons: (Electrophilic addition reactions (Markovnikov's rule), hydrogenation, halogenation, hydrohalogenation, and hydration - Oxidation reactions - Acidity of alkynes) -Uses of alkanes, alkenes and alkynes

 Aromatic compounds
Aromaticity: structure and bonding requirements and Hückel's rule - Nomenclature of aromatic compounds - Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions: (Alkylation, acylation, halogenations, nitration and sulfonation) - Effects of substituents on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions - Side-chain reactions: (Oxidation of alkylbenzenes) – Uses of aromatic compounds.
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Structure, classifications and nomenclature - Physical properties - Preparation of alcohols and phenols: (Hydration of alkenes - Nucleophilic substitution reaction of alkyl halides - Reduction of aldehydes, ketones and acids - Addition of Grignard compounds to aldehydes and ketones) - Preparation of Phenols: (Benzene sulfonic acids) - Preparation of ethers (Williamson synthesis) - Reactions of Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: (Salt formation of alcohols and phenols (Acidity of phenols and Reaction of Alcohols with Sodium metal) - Reactions of Alcohols and Ethers with Hydrogen halides - Conversion of Alcohols to alkyl halides - Oxidation of alcohols - Electrophilic substitution reactions of phenols) - Alcohols with More Than One Hydroxyl Group; glycols - Uses of aromatic alcohols, phenols and Ethers.

Aldehydes and Ketones
Structure and Nomenclature - Physical properties - Preparation of aldehydes and ketones: (Hydration of alkynes - Ozonolysis of alkynes - Friedel-Crafts acylation - Oxidation of alcohols) - Reactions of aldehydes and ketones: (Nucleophilic addition reaction (addition of hydrogen cyanide, Reduction, Grignard addition, addition of Alcohol (hemiacetal and acetal Formation), addition of ammonia and amine derivatives) - Uses of aldehydes and ketones.

 Carbohydrates
Definitions and Classification (monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides) – Monosaccharides: (Nomenclature - Structure (Optical isomerism, cyclic structure, Fischer Projection, Haworth Formulas)) - Reactions of Monosaccharides: (Reduction and oxidation of monosaccharides) – Disaccharides: (Maltose, Cellobiose, Sucrose and Lactose) – Polysaccharides: (Cellulose and Starch) - Uses of Carbohydrates.

Carboxylic acids and Their Derivatives
Structure and Nomenclature - Physical properties - Acidity of Carboxylic acids - Preparation: (Hydrolysis of nitrile - Carbonation of Grignard reagents) - Reactions of carboxylic acids: (Salt Formation - Ester, amide, anhydride, and acid chloride formation) - Uses of Carboxylic acids and Their Derivatives.

Amines
Structure of amines - Nomenclature of amines - Physical properties of amines - Basicity of amines - Preparation of amines: (Reduction of nitro compounds, nitriles and amides - Alkylation of ammonia) - Reactions of amines: (Sulfa drugs - Diazonium salts (Formation and Replacement reactions) - Uses of Amines.

Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
Sources, classification and Structure - The acid–base Properties of Amino Acids - Reactions of amino acids: (The Ninhydrin Reaction, Peptides - Sanger reaction - Formation of an amide linkage (The peptide bond: Proteins)) - Structure of proteins – Importance of amino acids.

 Nucleic Acids
Chemical Structure: (General structure (Nucleoside, Nucleotide and Nucleic acids) - DNA; structure - RNA; structure and types) - Importance of amino acids