Colorado Mountain College
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CHE 211 Organic Chemistry I
Chapter 10
Reading Assignment:
Solomons - Pages 415 - 462
Objectives:
Be knowledgeable about and capable of working problems in the following areas:
Nomenclature of Alcohols and Ethers
Boiling Point and Water Solubility Trends of Alcohols and Ethers
Preparation of Alcohols (including Reaction Mechanisms and Stereochemistry)
- Hydration of alkenes
- Oxymercuration - demercuration of alkenes
- Hydroboration of alkenes
Reactions of Alcohols (including Reaction Mechanisms and Stereochemistry
- Acid properties
- Formation of esters - mesylates, tosylates, and phosphonates
- Dehydration
- Conversion of alkyl halides
Preparation of Ethers (including Reaction Mechanisms and Stereochemistry
- Solvomercuration/demercuration
- Dehydration of alcohols
- Williamson synthesis
Reaction of ethers (including Reaction Mechanisms and Stereochemistry)
- Cleavage
- Epoxide opening
- Crown ether and phase-transfer catalysis
Problem Assignment:
The following problems should be worked to assist you in meeting the Chapter Objectives.
Nomenclature
Page Problem
417 10.1
418 10.2
Physical Properties
420 10.3
Preparation of alcohols
422-423 10.4, 10.5
425 10.6
426 10.7
429 10.8
431 10.10
Reactions of alcohols
434 10.12
435 10.13
437 10.15
441 10.16, 10.17
Preparation of Ethers
444 10.18
445 10.19, 10.20
Reactions of Ethers
448 10.24
452 10.25, 10.27
Tutorial Links
Detailed Chapter 10 Outline (at Ralph Logan's Page)
Tutorial in Organic Chemistry
Detailed Chapter Outline (at Dr. Kleinman's Page)
Organic Chemistry On-Line
Basic Organic Nomenclature (by Dr. Woodcock)
Peter Jeschofnig, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry, Colorado Mountain College
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Revised: 9/23/97
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