Topics covered in the Semester 1 set:

  • General structure of organic molecules
    • orbital hybridization
    • bond angles
    • bond lengths
    • bond dissociation energies
  • Functional groups and their nomenclature
  • Principles of molecular reactions
    • mechanisms
    • energy diagrams
    • conformational effects
    • A-values
    • acidity, basicity and pKa values
    • behaviors of reactive intermediates (cations, anions, radicals)
  • Stereochemistry
    • chirality
    • configurational assignment
  • Substitution reactions
    • principles and nomenclature
    • mechanisms
    • rates
    • stereochemistry
  • Elimination reactions
    • principles and nomenclature
    • mechanisms
    • rates
    • regiochemistry and stereochemistry
  • Chemistry of alkenes
    • principles and nomenclature
    • mechanisms
    • regiochemistry and stereochemistry
  • Chemistry of alkynes and nitriles
    • principles and nomenclature
    • mechanisms
    • regiochemistry and stereochemistry
  • Oxidation and reduction
    • mechanisms
    • reactions, reagents and limitations
  • Spectroscopy
    • IR spectroscopy absorptions
    • 1H NMR spectroscopy shifts
    • 13C NMR spectroscopy shifts