January 11, 2006

January 11, 2006 Second Day of Class

If you have not yet attended class please contact Dr. D via email, by phone (843.953.8095) or in person (SCIC 314).

CHEM 102L will begin January 23. Please see Dr. D for the appropriate handouts.

Today we discussed the following:

Chapter 11 Introduction to Organic Compounds

11.2 The Tetrahedral Structure of Carbon

wedge shaped & dashed notation

11.3 Polarity of Organic Compounds

Electronegativity
F	O	N	Cl	Br	C	H
4.0	3.5	3.0	3.0	2.8	2.5	2.1

11.4 Properties of Organic Compounds

Table 11.2 Some Properties of Organic and Inorganic Compounds

11.5 Functional Groups

functional group: a certain group of atoms that react in a predictable way

Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes

Saturated (cannot add any more hydrogen atoms to structure) vs. unsaturated

Unsaturated- contain one or more C=C or C=C

Alcohols and Ethers

Aldehydes and Ketones

Carboxylic Acids and Esters

Amines

Homework: read in detail 11.4-11.6, 12.1-12.2, skim Chapter 2
Problems: 11.1, 11.3, 11.7, 11.9, 11. 13, 11.15, 11.17, 11.19, 11.23, 11.25, 11.27, 11.29, 11.33