Competencies for CHEM 1020 (Health Science Organic and Biochemistry)

Item
number
Description
presentation
methods
evaluation
methods

IUPAC naming of organic compounds


1
Be able to name the alkames through the 10 carbon chain length (see list below)


2
Be able to name the alkenes and alkynes through to a 10 carbon chain


3
Be able to name the alkyl groups through 5 carbons (see list below)


4
Be able to recognize and describe structural isomers


5
Be able to recognize and describe geometrical isomers caused by hindered rotation or by cycloalkane rings (includeing cis- & trans- )


6
Be able to name the functional groups (see list below)


7
Be able to name compounds with functional groups


8
Be able to name simple ring compounds (see list below)


9
Be able to recognize and describe aromatic compounds



Be able to name some of the aromatic compounds and derivatives (see list below)



Common names


10
Be able to name some simple compounds by their common names (see list below)


Reactions (Be able to complete the following type of reactions)


Bea able to complete the halogenations substitution reactions for alkanes


11
Be able to complete the halogenation reaction

12
Be able to complete the hydrogenation reaction

13
Be able to complete the mild oxidatin reaction of alkenes and alkynes


14
Be able to complete the esterification reaction


15
Be able to complete the peptide reaction

16
Be able to complete the substitution reactionas for aromatics


17
Know the function of Lewis acids in the substitution reaction
























































































































































Functional Groups
Name
symbollic
representation
alcohol
R-OH
Carboxylic acid
R-COOH
Primary amine
R-NH2
Secondary amine
R2NH
tertiary amine
R3N
quatinary ion
R4N+
aldehyde
R-CHO
ketone
ROR
ether
RCOOR
amide
RCONHR
RCONR2
thiol
RSH
Some Common Names for  Compounds
Common Name
IUPAC Name
Formula
acetylene
ethyne
HCCH
ethylene
ethene
H2C=CH2

Alkanes and alkyl gromp names
Name
Formula
methane
CH4
ethane
CH3CH3
propane
CH3CH2CH3
butane
CH3CH2CH2CH3
pentane
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
hexane
CH3(CH2)4CH3
heptance
CH3(CH2)5CH3
octane
CH3(CH2)6CH3
nonane
CH3(CH2)7CH3
decane
CH3(CH2)8CH3

Names of alkyl groups
Name
Formula
methyl
-CH3
ethyl
-CH2CH3
propyl
-CH2CH2CH3
butyl  (n-butyl)
-CH2CH2CH2CH3
pentyl (n-pentyl)
-CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3

Some simple ring compounds





Names of some aromatic compounds