Chemistry 320 - Intermediate Organic Chemistry

Institution:

Hiram College

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Description:

Chemistry 320 will build on the material covered in Chemistry 220. It is imperative that students have a firm grasp of the concepts from Organic I before proceeding to Organic II. In particular, students are expected to understand the fundamentals of organic nomenclature, to be able to use spectroscopic data to determine chemical structure, to be familiar with substitution and elimination reactions, and to represent organic molecules in a variety of formats including Lewis structures, condensed formulas, skeletal formulas, and 3-D structures. In this course, students will be applying the fundamental aspects of the bonding and structure of carbon molecules to a number of new functional groups including amines and carbonyl compounds. Building on an introduction of these classes of compounds, students will also be exploring the major classes of large biological compounds, including carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. Included in the discussion of proteins will be an introduction to protein folding and conformation. In lab, students will continue to gain experience with a variety of techniques including extraction, distillation, crystallization, and chromatography. Hands-on use of instruments, including IR, HPLC, NMR and GC-MS will be an integral part of the course. All of these techniques will be used in a variety of synthesis and isolation labs, many of which have a discovery component to them. The last six weeks of the term will be devoted to individual syntheses. The final component of the course is an introduction to the literature of chemistry, and students will be introduced to the use of SciFinder Scholar?, and asked to access the primary literature in the field. Prerequisite: Chemistry 220.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.HIRAM.EDU

Phone Number:

(330) 569-3211

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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