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