COURSE CONTENT

 INTRODUCTION TO

ORGANIC CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

CHE 106-C781

 

 

I.                   INTRODUCTION

 

A.  Terminology

1. Organic Chemistry

                2. Chemical Bond

a.     Ionic Bond

b.    Covalent Bond

c.     Polar Covalent Bond

3.    Hybridization

4.    Chemical Formulas

a. Molecular Formula

                   b. Structural Formula

 

B.  Examples/Illustrations

 

II.                 SINGLE COVALENT BONDS

 

A.   Alkanes

1.  Terminology

2.    Characteristics/Properties

3.    Nomenclature/Examples

4.    Practical Uses

 

B.   Ring Compounds

1. Terminology

      2. Characteristics/Properties

3. Nomenclature/Examples

4. Practical Uses

 

C.   Haloalkanes

1.  Terminology

2.    Characteristics/Properties

3.     Nomenclature/Examples

               4.  Practical Uses

III.   DOUBLE COVALENT BONDS

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

C. Nomenclature/Examples

D.   Practical Uses

 

 IV.  TRIPLE COVALENT BONDS

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

  V.  ALCOHOLS

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

VI.  ETHERS

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

VII.  ALDEHYDES

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

VIII. KETONES

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

IX.   CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

X.     ESTERS

         

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

XI.    AMINES

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

XII.   AMIDES

 

A. Terminology

B. Characteristics/Properties

 C. Nomenclature/Examples

D. Practical Uses

 

XIII.  BIOCHEMISTRY

 

A.  LIPIDS

1.    Importance/Relevance

2.    Types of Lipids

a. Fatty Acids

 b. Waxes

                     c.  Fats

                    d.  Phosphoglycerides

                    e.  Steroids

 

          B.   CARBOHYDRATES

                 1.  Importance/Relevance

                 2.  Types of Carbohydrates

                     a.  Monosaccharides

            b.  Disaccharides

      c.  Polysaccharides

 

C.   PROTEINS

                 1.  Importance/Relevance

                 2.  Composed of Amino Acids

                 3.  Types of Proteins

                     a.  Primary Structure

       b.  Secondary Structure

                     c.  Tertiary Structure

                     d.  Quaternary Structure

4.  Reactions of Proteins

 

           D.  ENZYMES

1.    Importance/Relevance

2.    Classification

3.    Chemical properties

 

XIV.   NUCLEIC ACIDS

 

A.  Importance/Relevance

          B.  Structure

C.    Classification

1.    DNA

2.    RNA

 

 

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