Module I: The Basics
Module Level Objectives
- Assign hybridization, bond angle measurements, and geometry to carbon atoms within organic molecules.
- Use the VSEPR model to predict and explain the molecular geometry of simple organic molecules.
- Draw valid Lewis structures, condensed structural formulas, and bond-line structures.
- Explain the limitations of the different theories/models that explain bonding (Lewis theory, MO theory, hybridization).
- Construct resonance structures and discuss stabilization factors
- Identify and name different functional groups.
- Predict the physical properties of a compound (boiling point, melting point, and solubility) from its molecular structure.
- Identify and differentiate between Arrhenius, Brønsted-Lowry, and Lewis acids and bases.
- Identify conjugate acid-base pairs in an acid-base reaction.
- Predict the outcome of an acid-base reaction.
