7.6: Study Guide
Key Topics for TRU students taking CHEM1500
- structure of hydrocarbons
- functional groups
- structural isomers
- nomenclature
- physical properties
- intermolecular forces in organic molecules
- acidity and basicity
- pKa and substituent effect on pKa
- Lewis acids and bases
- conjugation
- partial p-orbital overlap
- resonance stabilization of ions
Key Learning Outcomes (Examples)
- identify functional groups from the molecular structures of organic molecules including some common pharmaceuticals and bio-chemical substances
- name simple organic compounds from their molecular structures and draw molecular structures from names of simple organic compounds
- draw and name isomers for simple organic compounds
- identify the acid or base properties of organic compounds
