Topic Sheets for CHEM3411

Chapter 1

Lewis Structures- uncharged

Lewis Structures- charges

Line Angle Formulas

Curved Arrow Formalism- interpreting arrows

Identifying Resonance

Resonance and Stability

Acid Base Stuff:   Predicting Conjugate Acids

                            Predicting Conjugate Bases

                            pKa and Electronegativity

                            pKa and Resonance

                            acid-base equilibrium

Chapter 2

Intermolecular Forces and Boiling Point

Identifying Functional Groups

Chapter 3

Nomenclature- common names for branched substituents

Nomenclature-  Naming Complex Substituents

Nomenclature-  Naming Bridged Bicyclic Alkanes

Conformations- page 1   page 2 

Chapter 4

Free radical halogenation selectivity

Chapter 5

Manipulating 3D Structures

Superimposibility

Chapter 6

Nucleophile strength

Chapter 8

Solving Roadmap Problems (using reactions from past chapters)

Practice Roadmap Problems (through beginning of chapter 8)

Practice Roadmap Problems (through the end of chapter 8)

Chapter 9

Roadmaps with alkyne reactions

Chapter 10

Ether synthesis

Practice Roadmap Problems (with chapter 10 reactions)

Chapter 11

Oxidation state

Chapter 12

Distinguishing compounds by IR or chemical tests

Practice IR spectra

 

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