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CHE 211 Organic Chemistry I

Chapter 3

Reading Assignment:

Solomons - Pages 87 - 119

Objectives:

Be knowledgeable about and capable of working problems in the following areas:

  • Reactions and their mechanisms
  • Acid-Base Reactions
  • Heterolysisf Bonds to Carbon: Carbocations & Carbanions
  • The Use of curved arrows in illustrating reactions
  • The Strength of acids and bases: Ka and pKa
  • Predicting the outcome of acid-base reactions
  • The Relationship between Structure and Acidity
  • The Relationship between the Equilibrium constant and the standard free energy
  • The Acidity of Carboxylic Acids
  • The Effect of the Solvent on Acidity
  • Organic Compounds as Bases
  • A Mechanism for an Organic Reaction
  • Acids and Bases in Nonaqueous Solutions
  • Acid-Base Reactions and the Synthesis of Deuterium- and Tritium-Labeled Compounds

    Problem Assignment:

    
    The following problems should be worked to assist you in meeting the Chapter Objectives.
    
    Page		Problem
    93		3.1, 3.2
    97		3.4
    99		3.5
    110		3.11
    117		3.13
    120		3.17,  3.19, 
    121		3.27, 3.28, 3.29
    
    

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